“I actually did this kind of backwards. I had to write all the code before I could convince myself that I could solve every problem, then I wrote the paper.” Satoshi
Coming in at nine pages and 2,736 words, the Bitcoin white paper is shorter than the Magna Carta (3,550 words) and the U.S. Constitution (4,543 words), but longer than the Bill of Rights (652 words).
The Most Common Word in the White Paper is Block
Blocks are a bedrock of the network, so it’s no surprise Satoshi uses the term often in the paper.
Other terms that are mentioned often include – nodes (38), proof-of-work (18), and incentive (7).