Difference between revisions of "Transition probabilities from selected texts"
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English (1984 - George Orwell) | English (1984 - George Orwell) | ||
| − | 1.4641414719132793E-67 | + | <br/>1.4641414719132793E-67 |
French (Les Orientales - Victor Hugo) | French (Les Orientales - Victor Hugo) | ||
| − | 1.1571661202766258E-70 | + | <br/>1.1571661202766258E-70 |
Vigenere Cipher (1984 - George Orwell, Keyword LEMON) | Vigenere Cipher (1984 - George Orwell, Keyword LEMON) | ||
| − | 1.646391769425068E-70 | + | <br/>1.646391769425068E-70 |
German (Traumdeutung - Sigmund Freud) | German (Traumdeutung - Sigmund Freud) | ||
| − | Note: does not account for Eszett (sharp s) character | + | <br/>Note: does not account for Eszett (sharp s) character |
| − | 3.8662593620911806E-73 | + | <br/>3.8662593620911806E-73 |
English Initial Letters (1984 - George Orwell) | English Initial Letters (1984 - George Orwell) | ||
| − | 2.351742120702543E-57 | + | <br/>2.351742120702543E-57 |
French Initial Letters (Les Orientales - Victor Hugo) | French Initial Letters (Les Orientales - Victor Hugo) | ||
| − | counting words like l'hopital as two words ("le" followed by "hopital"): | + | <br/>counting words like l'hopital as two words ("le" followed by "hopital"): |
| − | 7.809561685705767E-61 | + | <br/>7.809561685705767E-61 |
| − | discounting the "l'" (only consider the "hopital") | + | <br/>discounting the "l'" (only consider the "hopital") |
| − | 1.1841007473332175E-60 | + | <br/>1.1841007473332175E-60 |
German Initial Letters (Traumdeutung - Sigmund Freud) | German Initial Letters (Traumdeutung - Sigmund Freud) | ||
| − | Note: does not account for Eszett (sharp s) character. Though I don't think a word can ever start with this character | + | <br/>Note: does not account for Eszett (sharp s) character. Though I don't think a word can ever start with this character |
| − | 4.29592233581315E-64 | + | <br/>4.29592233581315E-64 |
==Second Order Transition Probabilies== | ==Second Order Transition Probabilies== | ||
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Revision as of 12:02, 4 June 2009
The Somerton Man's code (without the extra line) is 44 characters long. So, if the text is purely random (1/26 chance of each letter appearing) then the probability of attaining this particular string of 44 is (1/26)^44 = 5.51027E-63. This is a good initial comparison.
First Order Transition Probabilities
English (1984 - George Orwell)
1.4641414719132793E-67
French (Les Orientales - Victor Hugo)
1.1571661202766258E-70
Vigenere Cipher (1984 - George Orwell, Keyword LEMON)
1.646391769425068E-70
German (Traumdeutung - Sigmund Freud)
Note: does not account for Eszett (sharp s) character
3.8662593620911806E-73
English Initial Letters (1984 - George Orwell)
2.351742120702543E-57
French Initial Letters (Les Orientales - Victor Hugo)
counting words like l'hopital as two words ("le" followed by "hopital"):
7.809561685705767E-61
discounting the "l'" (only consider the "hopital")
1.1841007473332175E-60
German Initial Letters (Traumdeutung - Sigmund Freud)
Note: does not account for Eszett (sharp s) character. Though I don't think a word can ever start with this character
4.29592233581315E-64
Second Order Transition Probabilies
Soon
