The Birthday Paradox Revisited

[-Paul-]

if you're sitting in a room with forty people in it, what are the chances that two of those people have the same birthday?...Not 11% as most would conclude but in reality, due to Math's convoluted reasoning, the odds are about 90%. This phenomenon is known as the Birthday Paradox


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[HRHunteRHR]

That is TRIPPY!!!

 

[jac006]

That's pretty interesting... I liked that calculator part...

I bet paradox is going to be like... "what?!?"... lol....

 

[Paradox1]

lol I looked at this topic and i was like "Eh? My birthday was in november.. *click* Oh! ok!" lol yeah math is funny like that