A Numeric Solution
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You shouldn't really forget about C being 100 in Roman numerals  Smile

You may say: "Hey, we are talking about Arabic numerals!".

But actually there was a time when people sometimes were mixing both notations and creating weird, non-standard hybrids.
Have a look:
   

It was roughly the same time as when Voynich Manuscript was created.
Voynichese may belong to this tradition, taking mixed inspiration from Roman numbers, Arabic numbers, pilcrows ( You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. ) and other stuff.

Still Voynichese words (or "vords" ) aren't pure numbers. They are too regular for normal words and too irregular for numbers.
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A Numeric Solution - by Legit - 03-01-2026, 08:57 PM
RE: A Numeric Solution - by Koen G - 03-01-2026, 09:28 PM
RE: A Numeric Solution - by oshfdk - 03-01-2026, 10:30 PM
RE: A Numeric Solution - by Jorge_Stolfi - 04-01-2026, 01:12 AM
RE: A Numeric Solution - by Legit - 04-01-2026, 03:43 AM
RE: A Numeric Solution - by oshfdk - 04-01-2026, 12:03 PM
RE: A Numeric Solution - by Legit - 04-01-2026, 01:46 PM
RE: A Numeric Solution - by oshfdk - 04-01-2026, 02:48 PM
RE: A Numeric Solution - by Bluetoes101 - 04-01-2026, 02:03 AM
RE: A Numeric Solution - by Koen G - 04-01-2026, 09:50 AM
RE: A Numeric Solution - by Jorge_Stolfi - 04-01-2026, 10:23 AM
RE: A Numeric Solution - by Rafal - 04-01-2026, 12:31 PM
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RE: A Numeric Solution - by pfeaster - 04-01-2026, 03:03 PM
RE: A Numeric Solution - by Jorge_Stolfi - 04-01-2026, 02:21 PM
RE: A Numeric Solution - by Rafal - 04-01-2026, 03:09 PM
RE: A Numeric Solution - by Jorge_Stolfi - 04-01-2026, 03:32 PM
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