What if Voynich plaintext is very heavily shortened?
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(13-03-2023, 10:52 AM)nablator wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.The idea of tokens formed by common groups of glyphs is a very natural one, however it can be observed that their frequency is extremely inconsistent, ranging from 0 to a lot, and therefore difficult to reconcile with a simple interpretation as a plaintext letter or group of letters.

Voynichese as a whole is not a consistent system though, so wouldn't this argument work against most cipher-based solutions? We're always dealing with one subsystem shifting into another, or certain preferences dominating different sections.
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RE: What if Voynich plaintext is very heavily shortened? - by Koen G - 13-03-2023, 11:01 AM

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