Numerical Palindromes: Part 1

Authors

Susan Thorpe

Abstract

At first sight, RESEDACEAE (the plant family to which the mignonette belongs) is not a palindrome. But it is--in disguise! When its ten letters are split into two equal groups of five letters each, and the letter assigned the values A=1, B=2, ... RESED- totals 51 whilst -ACEAE totals 15.

Recommended Citation

Thorpe, Susan (1996) "Numerical Palindromes: Part 1," Word Ways: Vol. 29 : Iss. 4 , Article 11.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol29/iss4/11