Cipher Challenge
Instruments in Small Hands
Introduction
A biographical sketch of a teacher who made scientific instruments affordable enough for ordinary classrooms.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output808 overlapping units
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| V | 116 | 14.4% | 1 |
| D | 67 | 8.3% | 2 |
| C | 66 | 8.2% | 3 |
| Z | 65 | 8.0% | 4 |
| P | 61 | 7.5% | 5 |
| O | 58 | 7.2% | 6 |
| I | 46 | 5.7% | 7 |
| W | 42 | 5.2% | 8 |
| R | 37 | 4.6% | 9 |
| U | 37 | 4.6% | 10 |
| Q | 28 | 3.5% | 11 |
| G | 27 | 3.3% | 12 |
1
CRTZP ONVDP CZGLUC MUEPOQP OI
26
PQURRJP HUVDV JZSRDZCRDE
48
SGWLVCP DZDVJE PGDNONVW CUV
72
EVZD. UV SVLZI DVMJZQOIL
92
VAMVIPONV ZMMZDZCGP HOCU
114
WVNOQVP ZPPVTSJVW YDRT PQDZM
139
HRRW, SOQEQJV MZDCP, FZDP, HODV,
163
ZIW UZDWHZDV-PURM YOCCOILP.
186
UOP SZJZIQVP HVDV MJZOI, SGC
209
PCGWVICP QRGJW PVV VNVDE
230
YRDQV ZQCOIL RI CUVT. Z
248
UZIW-QDZIBVW LVIVDZCRD
268
DVNVZJVW OIWGQCORI HOCURGC
292
UOWOIL OC OIPOWV Z PVZJVW SRA,
316
HUOJV Z JRIL HZCVD CGSV TZWV
339
MDVPPGDV WOYYVDVIQVP
358
NOPOSJV ZQDRPP CUV DRRT. ONVDP
383
MGSJOPUVW QRIPCDGQCORI
404
WDZHOILP HOCURGC QUZDLOIL Z
428
YVV ZIW DVNOPVW CUVT HUVIVNVD
453
CVZQUVDP DVMRDCVW Z PZYVD RD
477
POTMJVD TVCURW. UV ZJPR
496
OIPOPCVW CUZC MGMOJP SGOJW,
519
QZJOSDZCV, ZIW QDOCOQOKV CUV
543
OIPCDGTVICP OIPCVZW RY
563
CDVZCOIL CUVT ZP MVDYVQC
584
ZGCURDOCOVP. RNVD CUDVV
604
WVQZWVP, UOP WVPOLIP CDZNVJVW
629
YZDCUVD CUZI UV WOW, QRMOVW OI
653
CVZQUVD IVHPJVCCVDP ZIW
674
CDZIPJZCVW OIYRDTZJJE.
694
YRDTVD MGMOJP DVTVTSVDVW
716
CUZC UV CZGLUC TVZPGDVTVIC ZP
741
ZI ZDLGTVIC PGMMRDCVW SE
762
VNOWVIQV, IRC Z IGTSVD
780
MDRWGQVW SE TEPCVDORGP
800
VXGOMTVIC.
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output142 words · 118 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
Z | 1 | 6 | 247, 306, 321, 427, 469, 773 |
UV | 1.2 | 4 | 76, 490, 640, 720 |
ZIW | 1.2.3 | 4 | 163, 431, 528, 671 |
CUV | 1.2.3 | 3 | 69, 371, 540 |
CUVT | 1.2.3.4 | 3 | 243, 441, 571 |
ONVDP | 1.2.3.4.5 | 2 | 6, 378 |
CZGLUC | 1.2.3.4.5.1 | 2 | 11, 722 |
OI | 1.2 | 2 | 24, 651 |
UOP | 1.2.3 | 2 | 186, 611 |
HOCURGC | 1.2.3.4.5.6.3 | 2 | 285, 412 |
CUZC | 1.2.3.1 | 2 | 504, 716 |
MGMOJP | 1.2.1.3.4.5 | 2 | 508, 700 |
Terminals
| Sequence | Initial | Final |
|---|---|---|
VW | 0 | 15 |
CU | 10 | 1 |
VD | 0 | 9 |
OI | 8 | 3 |
UV | 4 | 7 |
CUV | 6 | 3 |
IL | 0 | 6 |
DP | 0 | 5 |
DV | 5 | 4 |
OIL | 0 | 5 |
VP | 0 | 5 |
ZI | 5 | 3 |
Contacts
| Letter | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
A | 2: R 1, V 1 | 1: M 1 |
B | 1: I 1 | 1: V 1 |
C | 11: Z 9, O 7, P 6, I 5, D 4, G 4, Q 4, V 3, C 2, U 2, R 1 | 9: U 16, V 11, O 7, D 5, P 4, G 3, R 3, C 2, Z 2 |
D | 12: V 21, R 10, Z 10, C 5, Q 4, G 3, M 2, O 1, S 1, U 1, W 1, Y 1 | 14: V 17, Z 10, P 5, C 4, R 4, O 3, E 2, G 2, L 2, T 2, N 1, Q 1, W 1, Y 1 |
E | 6: D 2, J 2, S 2, Q 1, T 1, U 1 | 3: P 2, Q 1, V 1 |
F | 0: — | 1: Z 1 |
G | 11: P 4, R 4, C 3, M 3, S 3, Z 3, D 2, W 2, I 1, L 1, X 1 | 11: C 4, D 3, M 3, Q 3, T 3, L 2, O 2, P 2, S 2, W 2, J 1 |
H | 3: V 1, W 1, Z 1 | 6: O 5, U 3, Z 2, P 1, R 1, V 1 |
I | 5: O 16, Z 11, V 10, R 5, L 1 | 10: L 8, P 8, W 6, C 5, Q 3, V 3, B 1, G 1, R 1, Y 1 |
J | 10: Z 6, O 4, M 3, S 3, P 2, V 2, G 1, J 1, Q 1, R 1 | 8: V 9, Z 5, P 4, E 2, O 2, W 2, J 1, R 1 |
K | 1: O 1 | 1: V 1 |
L | 6: I 8, D 2, G 2, O 1, V 1, W 1 | 7: P 2, U 2, V 2, G 1, I 1, O 1, Z 1 |
Reversals
DV 17 · VD 21VW 15 · WV 8DZ 10 · ZD 10CU 16 · UC 2NV 9 · VN 6TV 8 · VT 7CO 7 · OC 7CV 11 · VC 3DR 4 · RD 10IV 3 · VI 10OP 6 · PO 7CZ 2 · ZC 9A
B
Plain
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZThe cipher alphabet must contain exactly 26 letters.