# Rao 2010: Entropy, the Indus Script, and Language: A Reply to R. Sproat

> Rajesh P. N. Rao, Nisha Yadav, Mayank N. Vahia et al., 2010. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The reply in the exchange.

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# Entropy, the Indus Script, and Language: A Reply to R. Sproat

Rajesh P. N. Rao, Nisha Yadav, Mayank N. Vahia et al., 2010. _Computational Linguistics_.

Replies that the Science paper never claimed entropy alone proves language, that block entropy results were omitted from Sproat's account, and that his comparison systems are poorly documented. Computational Linguistics 36(4).

**Indus script** Articledoi: **[10.1162/coli_c_00030](https://doi.org/10.1162/coli_c_00030)** Checked against the original0

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The reply in the exchange.

## Cited by on this site 2 records

[Rao et al. argue that the measures were meant to be combined with other evidence, not used alone.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/indus-script/evidence/EVD0CWY3NX05KE2/rao-et-al-argue-that-the-measures-were-meant-to-be-combined)

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## Cite it

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Rao, R. P. N., Yadav, N., Vahia, M. N., Joglekar, H., Adhikari, R., & Mahadevan, I. (2010). Entropy, the Indus Script, and Language: A Reply to R. Sproat. Computational Linguistics. https://doi.org/10.1162/coli_c_00030
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