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I always assumed that intuitively... I think the number is 20 people for the birthday paradox. 20 x 20 = 400, and there are ~365 days in a year. Is that how tha
by arcanemachiner 1y ago
I always assumed that intuitively... I think the number is 20 people for the birthday paradox. 20 x 20 = 400, and there are ~365 days in a year. Is that how that works?
- twiss 1y agoThe actual number is 23: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthday_problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthday_problem The square root approximation works well for large numbers, but leaves out some factors that are relevant for small numbers.
- Spooky23 1y agoI was always surprised the math maths for birthdays. Human birthdays are not random, and cluster around various dates and seasonal patterns.