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I like this idea of name as a unique identifier, but it really breaks down given the limited number of names. For example if there are 1,000 possible names, the
by le-mark 9y ago
I like this idea of name as a unique identifier, but it really breaks down given the limited number of names. For example if there are 1,000 possible names, then a naming system with first, middle, last would only account for 1 billion people. Certainly there may be more than 1,000 names, one could simply include the dictionary as possible names which would drastically increase the pool of addressable names. Or add a fourth name. Etc.
I feel like there's a social network concept here.
- accountyaccount 9y agoI think your underestimation is vast. According to census data in the US alone we're looking at 5,000 unique first names (at least). So even if we throw out the fact that there are probably upwards of 100k unique last names... combining 5,000 first middle and last name variations puts us in the range of 125 billion unique combinations in English alone.