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Don’t Play with the Odds: How the Birthday Paradox Hit Us While Coding Solid

8 pointsby thibautdavoultabout 10 years ago

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ColinWrightabout 10 years ago
I wrote about this some time ago[0] and submitted it here on HN[1], where there was an interesting discussion. That article includes a complete derivation[2] that&#x27;s simply quoted in this submission.<p>[0] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.solipsys.co.uk&#x2F;new&#x2F;TheBirthdayParadox.html?HN-20150513" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.solipsys.co.uk&#x2F;new&#x2F;TheBirthdayParadox.html?HN-201...</a><p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=4753014" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=4753014</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.solipsys.co.uk&#x2F;new&#x2F;TheBirthdayParadox.html#toc_name002" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.solipsys.co.uk&#x2F;new&#x2F;TheBirthdayParadox.html#toc_na...</a>