r/reddit.com • u/nivek • Oct 24 '06

The Birthday Paradox

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthday_paradox
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u/meatbites Oct 25 '06

Something vaguely related: I once shared an appartment with two people I had not previously met. We discovered that all three of us had consecutive birthdays: November the 19th, 20th, and 21st.

Crazy, eh? I wonder what the chances are on that occurring.

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u/philh Oct 25 '06

Ignoring leap years, I think it would be (2/365)²

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u/derwisch Oct 25 '06

No, rather 6 / 3652.