How many symbols can you create on your system?

how_many_symbols.rb

counter = 0
alphabet = %w(a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z)

alphabet.permutation.each do |permutation|
  permutation.join.to_sym

  counter += 1
  if counter % 100000 == 0
    puts Symbol.all_symbols.size
  end
end