Threshold functions and the birthday paradox

Bevan, David (2022) Threshold functions and the birthday paradox. Mathematical Gazette, 106 (566). pp. 344-348. ISSN 0025-5572 (https://doi.org/10.1017/mag.2022.84)

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Abstract

Our goal is to illustrate the idea of a threshold function in the context of the birthday paradox. We do this by exploring the asymptotics of binomial coefficients.

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Bevan, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7179-2285

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  Item type:	Article
  ID code:	75349
  Dates:	Date Event 31 July 2022 Published 18 January 2021 Accepted
  Subjects:	Science > Mathematics
  Department:	Faculty of Science > Mathematics and Statistics
  Depositing user:	Pure Administrator
  Date deposited:	11 Feb 2021 10:39
  Last modified:	10 Feb 2025 21:35
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  URI:	https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/75349