Math Whiz Provides Four-letter Formula

By Judy Kestner

In reply to a recent post, Doug Fieg has provided the formula to determine the number of four-letter combinations there are in the English language.

Commenting on the post titled "World Wide Web Deems 'Fieg' a Four-letter Word," Doug wrote, "Not only can a Fieg (this Fieg) compute the number of four-letter web sites, the original author practically had the answer already worked out! The number of four-letter websites is easily computed as:

26 x 26 x 26 x 26 = 456,976

In other words, "26 possibilities at every turn." The only thing is, it doesn't really turn out to be millions and millions. In fact, it isn't really even one million.

There ya go. Let your breath no longer be bated."

Thanks, Mr. Wizard!