What’s the birthday paradox

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So the birthday paradox is where if you’re in a room with 23 other people there’s a 50% chance of at least two people having the same birthday. Alternatively, In a room of 75 there’s a 99.9% chance of at least two people matching.

Why is this?

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Why wouldn’t it be 1/365? Or does it have more to do with human mating schedules?

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