Consider a group of n people. What is the smallest value for n such that in any group of n people, the probability that two or more share the same birth month is at least 50%? Assume that birthdays are equally likely to occur in any of the 12 months.

Consider a group of n people. What is the smallest value for n such that in any group of n people, the probability that two or more share the same birth month is at least 50%? Assume that birthdays are equally likely to occur in any of the 12 months.

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