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MYS08HTEHX052AX · mystery · click to copy
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Voynich Manuscript
How was the text produced on the page?
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How was the text produced on the page?
Asked 25 Oct 2026 by
apollo
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Most likely: the line is a unit of the system
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Results hold under every transliteration
Supported by its tests
Evidence: 1 for
Most likely
The line is a unit of the system
Supported by its tests
Evidence: 1 for
Most likely
Common words fall into distributional classes
Tested, but the results don't decide it
Evidence: none yet
Disputed
Formulaic repeated phrases, as in recipes
Failed its test
Evidence: 1 against
Ruled out
Predictive information reaches beyond the word: a model that sees more of the preceding…
Failed its test
Evidence: none yet
Ruled out
Text written in rings round diagrams, and radial text, is written in the same register as…
Failed its test
Evidence: 1 against
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Results hold under every transliteration
The line is a unit of the system
Common words fall into distributional classes
Formulaic repeated phrases, as in recipes
Predictive information reaches beyond the word: a model that sees more of the preceding…
Text written in rings round diagrams, and radial text, is written in the same register as…
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