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Re: Back to basics - or musings of an old bore

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Subject: Re: Back to basics - or musings of an old bore
From: Jorge Stolfi <stolfi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2001 12:57:25 -0300 (EST)
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    > [B.Farnell:] Can someone refresh me on the number of characters
    > in the VMS (I know there is quite a bit of uncertainty).

If one defines "character" as "maximally connected set of strokes
that occurs at least 30 times in the whole text", the answer is 24
(24 not 42, unfortunately 8-).

The total number of characters in the book is about 160,000.

All the best,

--stolfi

References:
- Back to basics - or musings of an old bore
  - From: Adam McLean
- Re: Back to basics - or musings of an old bore
  - From: Jorge Stolfi
- Re: Back to basics - or musings of an old bore
  - From: Karl Kluge
- Re: Back to basics - or musings of an old bore
  - From: Jorge Stolfi
- Re: Back to basics - or musings of an old bore
  - From: Rene Zandbergen
- Re: Back to basics - or musings of an old bore
  - From: bfarnell

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