T18skyguy wrote:
Tyler0215 wrote:
Are there trillions of three word combinations?
I'll take "You are here."
That's what surprised me. Who'd a thunk that you could map little sections of the entire world with only 3 words. But I guess the dictionary is proof. I googled how many words in the Oxford dictionary and they came back with 470,000. Maybe one of our math majors can figure that out for us.
essentially 470,000 to the third power or 470,000 x 469,999 x 469,998 combinations of three words. that universe of word combinations grows if you use words in different languages or shrinks if you restrict eligible words to words with 5-letters or less (as an example). building the required database would be a nightmare.
btw, the 9-1-1 system requires the use of standard addressing...every building must have a physical address as in 1234 Brown street. occupants and owners are encouraged to post those numbers in a well lighted place on their building that can be easily seen from the street.
