Fibonacci sequence

noun

Etymology

Named after the Italian mathematician later known as Fibonacci (c.1175 – c.1250), who introduced the sequence to a European readership in his 1202 book Liber Abaci.

Definitions

  1. The sequence of integers, each of which is the sum of the preceding two, the first and…

    The sequence of integers, each of which is the sum of the preceding two, the first and second numbers both being 1.

    • If the Fibonacci sequence is chosen for the quasiperiodic direction of a 1D QC,^([quasicrystal]) it may simply be called a Fibonacci phase.
  2. Any sequence of numbers such that each is the sum of the preceding two.

    • Indeed, these pairs belong to a Fibonacci sequence of what are called Lucas numbers that begins 2, 1, 3, 4, 7, 11,...
    • 2007, Anthony Nicolaides, Make The Grade At GCSE Mathematics, Higher Tier, P.A.S.S. Publications, 3rd Edition, page 169, 19. The first two terms of a Fibonacci sequence are a and b. Write out a few terms.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Fibonacci sequence. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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