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6   4   7
5   X   12
3   11  16
There is a very specific logic underlying the grid of numbers above, and X is somewhere between 1 and 14. What, specifically, is X?

Discuss answers in the comments and if we figure it out I'll submit it under the name SoylentNews.org.
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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Friday June 30 2017, @06:21PM (1 child)

    by takyon (881) <{takyon} {at} {soylentnews.org}> on Friday June 30 2017, @06:21PM (#533605) Journal

    Some answers are more correct than others.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 21 2017, @12:01PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 21 2017, @12:01PM (#542309)

    The official answer is wrong. Because e.g. 4 is also "quater", "quattro" and a ton of other words of different lengths. At best is a locally valid solution, and locally valid is not "right".