Friday, 4 June 2021

Have you ever met someone with the same birthday as you?


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Have you ever been in a group of people and discovered that someone else shares your birthday? Does that seem like an amazing coincidence? 

Not so, it’s just chance. 

In any group of 23 people, there is a 50-50 chance that two of them will have the same birthday. Click the link below for an explanation of why.

https://betterexplained.com/articles/understanding-the-birthday-paradox/

 

Week 23 of the countUP

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