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Birthday Paradox

Why 23 People Is Enough

Put just 23 people in a room, and the chance that two of them share a birthday is better than a coin flip. The trick: it's not about you, it's about all 253 pairs. The birthday paradox in under a minute.

Sources (3)
  1. Wikipedia, "Birthday problem" (opens in a new tab)
  2. Wolfram MathWorld, "Birthday Problem" (opens in a new tab)
  3. Scientific American, "Using Probability to Understand the Birthday Paradox" (opens in a new tab)

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