How multi-character substitution might explain the voynich’s strange entropy

How multi-character substitution might explain the voynich’s strange entropy

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27-06-2025, 10:57 AM (This post was last modified: 27-06-2025, 11:40 AM by nablator.)

I'm surprised that the curves in the last diagram are so close especially up to 3-grams, because your homophonic ciphertext must have a lot more symbols than CUVA and the (random?) choice of homophone must add a lot of entropy... how is it possible?

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How multi-character substitution might explain the voynich’s strange entropy - by quimqu - 27-06-2025, 10:34 AM

RE: How Homophonic Ciphers Might Explain the Voynich’s Strange Entropy - by oshfdk - 27-06-2025, 10:56 AM

RE: How Homophonic Ciphers Might Explain the Voynich’s Strange Entropy - by quimqu - 27-06-2025, 11:01 AM

RE: How Homophonic Ciphers Might Explain the Voynich’s Strange Entropy - by nablator - 27-06-2025, 10:57 AM

RE: How Homophonic Ciphers Might Explain the Voynich’s Strange Entropy - by quimqu - 27-06-2025, 11:08 AM

RE: How Homophonic Ciphers Might Explain the Voynich’s Strange Entropy - by oshfdk - 27-06-2025, 11:25 AM

RE: How Homophonic Ciphers Might Explain the Voynich’s Strange Entropy - by nablator - 27-06-2025, 11:29 AM

RE: How Homophonic Ciphers Might Explain the Voynich’s Strange Entropy - by Koen G - 27-06-2025, 11:22 AM

RE: How Homophonic Ciphers Might Explain the Voynich’s Strange Entropy - by quimqu - 27-06-2025, 11:31 AM

RE: How Homophonic Ciphers Might Explain the Voynich’s Strange Entropy - by Koen G - 27-06-2025, 11:34 AM

RE: How Homophonic Ciphers Might Explain the Voynich’s Strange Entropy - by Mauro - 27-06-2025, 12:18 PM

RE: How Homophonic Ciphers Might Explain the Voynich’s Strange Entropy - by Koen G - 27-06-2025, 01:15 PM

RE: How Homophonic Ciphers Might Explain the Voynich’s Strange Entropy - by quimqu - 27-06-2025, 01:29 PM

RE: How Homophonic Ciphers Might Explain the Voynich’s Strange Entropy - by kckluge - 27-06-2025, 06:22 PM

RE: How Homophonic Ciphers Might Explain the Voynich’s Strange Entropy - by Mauro - 27-06-2025, 10:37 PM

RE: How Homophonic Ciphers Might Explain the Voynich’s Strange Entropy - by nablator - 27-06-2025, 12:57 PM

RE: How Homophonic Ciphers Might Explain the Voynich’s Strange Entropy - by quimqu - 27-06-2025, 01:17 PM

RE: How multi-character substitution might explain the voynich’s strange entropy - by cvetkakocj@rogers.com - 27-06-2025, 07:28 PM

RE: How multi-character substitution might explain the voynich’s strange entropy - by obelus - 27-06-2025, 09:43 PM

RE: How multi-character substitution might explain the voynich’s strange entropy - by quimqu - 27-06-2025, 10:16 PM

RE: How multi-character substitution might explain the voynich’s strange entropy - by obelus - 28-06-2025, 09:52 PM

RE: How multi-character substitution might explain the voynich’s strange entropy - by oshfdk - 28-06-2025, 10:20 PM

RE: How multi-character substitution might explain the voynich’s strange entropy - by quimqu - 29-06-2025, 09:37 PM

RE: How multi-character substitution might explain the voynich’s strange entropy - by ReneZ - 28-06-2025, 11:04 AM

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