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The oddities of the bigram "ed" pt. 3 : It's not just "ed"
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(19-02-2026, 01:04 PM)oshfdk wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Overall, I agree with Jorge_Stolfi that "statistics of characters (bigrams, trigrams, etc.) can be only puzzling, not illuminating."

When solving a cipher (and by extension any textual mystery) you need to attack the odd things that stand out. There is the weakness.
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RE: The oddities of the bigram "ed" pt. 3 : It's not just "ed" - by ReneZ - 19-02-2026, 01:12 PM

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