How to read a signal

How a writing check works

A detector examines patterns in a passage and returns a likelihood signal. That signal needs context, careful reading, and human judgment.

Perplexity

One measure of predictability

Perplexity describes how predictable a passage is to a language model. It can help identify regularity in wording, but topic, language, editing, and a writer’s style also affect it. It cannot identify an author on its own.

More predictable wording

"The cat sat on the mat and looked at the door."

Less predictable wording

"The old tabby sprawled across the welcome mat, one eye suspiciously tracking the mailman."

Burstiness

One measure of variation

Burstiness describes variation in sentence structure and length. It can contribute to a pattern analysis, but it also changes with genre, editing, translation, accessibility needs, and an individual writer’s habits.

Lower variation

Uniform sentence lengths

Higher variation

Varied sentence lengths

A careful review process

From permitted text to a considered next step.

1

Input Text

Submit only text you are allowed to share.

2

Tokenization

The system divides the text into units it can analyze.

3

Pattern analysis

The service evaluates multiple writing features and returns a signal.

4

Read and decide

Read the result with context before deciding what to do next.

Editing support

Edit for clarity and your own voice

An editing tool can help you revise a draft, but it cannot certify authorship, preserve every nuance, or make a passage safe to publish without review. Check every revision against the intended meaning, voice, facts, and sources.

  • Suggests a clearer way to phrase a sentence
  • Helps you vary rhythm when that suits the reader and the subject
  • Leaves you responsible for meaning, evidence, and final approval
Draft phrasing

"The implementation of machine learning algorithms enables unprecedented levels of efficiency."

Edited phrasing to review

"Using smart machine learning, we've been able to work way faster than before."

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