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Cybernetics and Systems
An International Journal
Volume 11, 1980 - Issue 1-2
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HIRAGANA AND KATAKANA SYLLABARIES: RELATIVE INFORMATION CONTENT

Pages 131-141 | Received 01 Feb 1980, Published online: 22 Oct 2007
 

Abstract

The information contained by a curvilinear symbol is estimated by assuming: (1) The symbol is a set of line segments; (2) a line segment is either straight or curved, with derivatives above the first equal zero, i.e., dx/dy or dr/do, respectively; (3) a straight-line segment conveys four units of information-the coordinates of the two points defining the segment; and (4) a curved-line segment conveys six units of information-the coordinates of the three points defining the segment

The Hiragana syllabary is found to contain about 20% more information than the Katakana

The differential information provides additional redundancy.

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