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Actually, it would be impossible for there to be more firstborns than subsequent-borns (barring death) because siblings require 2+ people, of which one and only
by kstenerud 9y ago
Actually, it would be impossible for there to be more firstborns than subsequent-borns (barring death) because siblings require 2+ people, of which one and only one will be firstborn.
- acdha 9y agoWhat if the number of only children is greater than the number of third children?
- hamandcheese 9y agoFor every second born, there must be a first born, but not vice versa. For every third born, there must be a second born and a first born, but not vice versa... So you're more likely to encounter a first born in the real world than any nth born, since some families will have only had one child.