What is Web Numerator - CNN?
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Formula: A number representing the total amount of characters in the word, followed by a period, followed by a number of zeros equaling the total amount of characters minus two (for the first number and period), followed by a space.
This formula keeps the same general spacing within the webpage, even as it removes all* letters - the only thing being replaced is the textual meaning. In its place is a translation of textual character quantity into numeric data.
*The current version is functional up to twenty-character strings; anything longer than that will display normally. Only works on the CNN website.
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Web Numerator - CNN requires very minimum permissions.
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Web Numerator - CNN has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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