Cryptanalysis Techniques

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Frequency Analysis

Input Text Distribution
Index of Coincidence
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IC counts matching letter pairs; it ignores their order. It does not identify a cipher or prove randomness. See a balanced, predictable counterexample.

English Reference

Expected Letter Frequencies
IC ≈ 0.0667 (English)

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