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Fibonacci
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Relating to the Fibonacci sequence, in which each number is the sum of the two before it.
"The spiral pattern in the sunflower follows a Fibonacci sequence."
How to Use Fibonacci
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDescribing the famous number sequence where each term is the sum of the previous two (1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8...).
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Fibonacci sequence
Fibonacci numbers
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Etymology
Named after the medieval Italian mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci, whose name meant "son of Bonaccio."