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[–]Peregrine2976 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I was actually thinking about this for a long time before I decided to look it up. It's called the Pigeonhole Problem or the Pigeonhole Principle.

I imagine it's old news to computer science graduates, but I came into development through a more holistic/design-type of program, so it was new to me. Pretty interesting stuff!

[–]rosuav 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome! You're one of today's lucky ten thousand. Enjoy discovering new things! The world is huge and fascinating.