Definitions for fibonacci numbersˌfi boʊˈnɑ tʃi
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Fi•bo•nac′ci num`bersˌfi boʊˈnɑ tʃi(n.pl.)
the unending sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, … where each term is defined as the sum of its two predecessors. Also called Fibonac′ci se`quence.
Category: Math
Origin of Fibonacci numbers:
1890–95; after Leonardo Fibonacci, 13th-cent. Italian mathematician
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