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Layout tests on half C: rule replication, line-position information, language signatures under normalisation, line crowding: coupling falls by a third, or order gain rises by 0.10 bits, under…

Layout tests on half C: rule replication, line-position information, language signatures under normalisation, line crowding: Coupling falls by a third, or order gain rises by 0.10 bits, under each treatment.

Partly supportednormalised: coupling no, gain no; interior: coupling yes, gain no0

Result

Run	Measured	Result	Against	Decision	Date
RUN-253	Coupling falls by a third, or order gain rises by 0.10 bits, under each treatment	normalised: coupling no, gain no; interior: coupling yes, gain no	Raw coupling 0.086, raw gain 0.31	Partly supported	28 Oct

What it used and found

Layout tests on half C: rule replication, line-position information, language signatures under normalisation, line crowding

Method

MTH

Exploration split

Dataset

DAT

Line-edge rules learned on half E (46 minimal alternations at paragraph start, line start and line end)

Dataset

DAT

ZL3b transcription

Dataset

DAT

The layout layer hides some language structure

Answer it tests

ANS

Form-function coupling is uneven across the book

Evidence it produced

EVD

Parameters

T34 (half C)

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Layout tests on half C: rule replication, line-position information, language signatures under normalisation, line crowding: coupling falls by a third, or order gain rises by 0.10 bits, under… [Run RUN0DCABKDR5SES]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/RUN0DCABKDR5SES

@misc{mysteriesdept_run0dcabkdr5ses,
  title     = {Layout tests on half C: rule replication, line-position information, language signatures under normalisation, line crowding: coupling falls by a third, or order gain rises by 0.10 bits, under…},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Run, catalog key RUN0DCABKDR5SES},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/RUN0DCABKDR5SES}
}