Cipher Challenge
Signal in the Noise
Introduction
A dense scientific passage removes spacing and replaces the usual digits with unrelated letter labels. Repeated coordinate pairs and language statistics must carry most of the solve.
Count overlapping units and compare their distributions.
Live output306 overlapping coordinate pairs
| Unit | Count | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| LU | 37 | 12.1% | 1 |
| KT | 33 | 10.8% | 2 |
| NV | 33 | 10.8% | 3 |
| NU | 25 | 8.2% | 4 |
| KV | 23 | 7.5% | 5 |
| NS | 20 | 6.5% | 6 |
| LT | 17 | 5.6% | 7 |
| LV | 14 | 4.6% | 8 |
| MR | 14 | 4.6% | 9 |
| KU | 13 | 4.2% | 10 |
| MT | 13 | 4.2% | 11 |
| KS | 12 | 3.9% | 12 |
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KT NU KT MR LT NS KV LU LV LU NV MT NS NT LU MR NS LU NV KU NS KV MV LU KT
26
NU NV NS KS KU MR LT KV LR LU KT NV KS NU LU NV PS LU KT NR LU LV LU MT KV
51
NU LT MT NV LT MU KU KT LV NV LS NU NS LR MR LT NV KV KT KU KV NV NS KS NU
76
MT LU NV KV MV LU MR LT NV MV MU KT KV MV LU NU NV LU KU LU NU MU PU KT MT
101
NU NS NV NV KT LV KT NU MU LU KT NU LU KT KT KU MR MU KS LT MR LU NV LT KV
126
KV NS PS KT NU MR KT NU LU MT LU LT PR LU NU MT NS LR NT KS KV LU NU NV KV
151
MV LU KU NV LU NT KT NU KT KV LU KS NV LU LS KS LV NT KT KV KV LU NU KU NV
176
LS NU NS LR KV MV LU NU LR KT LV KU NS LT NV LU NU KT MR LT NS PS KT PR LU
201
NV MT KT KU NT KT NV NV KV MV NU NS KS MU MV MT LV NS KS MR NV NV NS NS MS
226
NV LU NU PR LU NU NV MT KT KU NV KV KS MR PU MT NS LV MR MU KT NV NT KS LV
251
NV KT NU NV KT KU MR KT MT KV LT PR LU MU KT LV KT PT LT LU NV LT KU PS LU
276
KT KV MV LU NU KV MV KT KV PS NS KS LV MR MS LV NS MT NR PR LT NV LT MS LV
301
LU LV LT MU MV KV
Compare word shapes, terminals, contacts, and reversals.
Live output1 words · 1 distinct
| Word | Pattern | Count | Start positions |
|---|---|---|---|
KT NU KT MR LT NS KV LU LV LU NV MT NS NT LU MR NS LU NV KU NS KV MV LU KT NU NV NS KS KU MR LT KV LR LU KT NV KS NU LU NV PS LU KT NR LU LV LU MT KV NU LT MT NV LT MU KU KT LV NV LS NU NS LR MR LT NV KV KT KU KV NV NS KS NU MT LU NV KV MV LU MR LT NV MV MU KT KV MV LU NU NV LU KU LU NU MU PU KT MT NU NS NV NV KT LV KT NU MU LU KT NU LU KT KT KU MR MU KS LT MR LU NV LT KV KV NS PS KT NU MR KT NU LU MT LU LT PR LU NU MT NS LR NT KS KV LU NU NV KV MV LU KU NV LU NT KT NU KT KV LU KS NV LU LS KS LV NT KT KV KV LU NU KU NV LS NU NS LR KV MV LU NU LR KT LV KU NS LT NV LU NU KT MR LT NS PS KT PR LU NV MT KT KU NT KT NV NV KV MV NU NS KS MU MV MT LV NS KS MR NV NV NS NS MS NV LU NU PR LU NU NV MT KT KU NV KV KS MR PU MT NS LV MR MU KT NV NT KS LV NV KT NU NV KT KU MR KT MT KV LT PR LU MU KT LV KT PT LT LU NV LT KU PS LU KT KV MV LU NU KV MV KT KV PS NS KS LV MR MS LV NS MT NR PR LT NV LT MS LV LU LV LT MU MV KV | 1.2.1.3.4.5.6.7.8.7.9.10.5.11.7.3.5.7.9.12.5.6.13.7.1.2.9.5.14.12.3.4.6.15.7.1.9.14.2.7.9.16.7.1.17.7.8.7.10.6.2.4.10.9.4.18.12.1.8.9.19.2.5.15.3.4.9.6.1.12.6.9.5.14.2.10.7.9.6.13.7.3.4.9.13.18.1.6.13.7.2.9.7.12.7.2.18.20.1.10.2.5.9.9.1.8.1.2.18.7.1.2.7.1.1.12.3.18.14.4.3.7.9.4.6.6.5.16.1.2.3.1.2.7.10.7.4.21.7.2.10.5.15.11.14.6.7.2.9.6.13.7.12.9.7.11.1.2.1.6.7.14.9.7.19.14.8.11.1.6.6.7.2.12.9.19.2.5.15.6.13.7.2.15.1.8.12.5.4.9.7.2.1.3.4.5.16.1.21.7.9.10.1.12.11.1.9.9.6.13.2.5.14.18.13.10.8.5.14.3.9.9.5.5.22.9.7.2.21.7.2.9.10.1.12.9.6.14.3.20.10.5.8.3.18.1.9.11.14.8.9.1.2.9.1.12.3.1.10.6.4.21.7.18.1.8.1.23.4.7.9.4.12.16.7.1.6.13.7.2.6.13.1.6.16.5.14.8.3.22.8.5.10.17.21.4.9.4.22.8.7.8.4.18.13.6 | 1 | 1 |
Contacts
| Pair | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|
KS | 7: NS 5, NT 2, KV 1, LS 1, LU 1, MU 1, NV 1 | 8: LV 3, MR 2, NU 2, KU 1, KV 1, LT 1, MU 1, NV 1 |
KT | 15: LU 6, MU 3, NT 3, NU 3, NV 3, LV 2, MR 2, MT 2, PS 2, KT 1, KU 1, KV 1, LR 1, MV 1, PU 1 | 11: NU 8, KU 5, KV 5, LV 4, NV 3, MR 2, MT 2, KT 1, NR 1, PR 1, PT 1 |
KU | 8: KT 5, LU 2, KS 1, LT 1, LV 1, MU 1, NU 1, NV 1 | 8: MR 3, NV 3, NS 2, KT 1, KV 1, LU 1, NT 1, PS 1 |
KV | 11: KT 5, NV 5, KV 2, LT 2, MT 2, NS 2, KS 1, KU 1, LR 1, MV 1, NU 1 | 11: MV 8, LU 4, KV 2, KS 1, KT 1, LR 1, LT 1, NS 1, NU 1, NV 1, PS 1 |
LR | 3: NS 3, KV 1, NU 1 | 5: KT 1, KV 1, LU 1, MR 1, NT 1 |
LS | 2: NV 2, LU 1 | 2: NU 2, KS 1 |
LT | 10: MR 5, NV 4, KS 1, KV 1, LU 1, LV 1, NS 1, NU 1, PR 1, PT 1 | 10: NV 4, KV 2, MU 2, NS 2, PR 2, KU 1, LU 1, MR 1, MS 1, MT 1 |
LU | 16: MV 6, NV 5, KV 4, PR 4, LV 3, NU 3, MT 2, PS 2, KU 1, LR 1, LT 1, MR 1, MU 1, NR 1, NS 1, NT 1 | 12: NU 10, NV 7, KT 6, LV 3, KU 2, MR 2, MT 2, KS 1, LS 1, LT 1, MU 1, NT 1 |
LV | 6: KT 4, KS 3, LU 3, MS 2, MT 1, NS 1 | 8: LU 3, KT 2, MR 2, NS 2, NV 2, KU 1, LT 1, NT 1 |
MR | 8: KU 3, KS 2, KT 2, LU 2, LV 2, LR 1, LT 1, NU 1 | 8: LT 5, KT 2, MU 2, LU 1, MS 1, NS 1, NV 1, PU 1 |
MS | 3: LT 1, MR 1, NS 1 | 2: LV 2, NV 1 |
MT | 8: NV 3, KT 2, LU 2, NU 2, LT 1, MV 1, NS 1, PU 1 | 8: NS 3, KT 2, KV 2, LU 2, LV 1, NR 1, NU 1, NV 1 |
Reversals
LU NU 10 · NU LU 3LU NV 7 · NV LU 5KT NU 8 · NU KT 3KV MV 8 · MV KV 1LT NV 4 · NV LT 4KT KU 5 · KU KT 1KT KV 5 · KV KT 1KT LV 4 · LV KT 2KT NV 3 · NV KT 3KV NV 1 · NV KV 5LT MR 1 · MR LT 5LU LV 3 · LV LU 3Working squareSelect or drag a Square or Polybius Hypothesis Result to edit this grid.
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