Fibonacci number

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Fibonacci number

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Mathematics, Sciences Any number in a Fibonacci sequence (being the sum of the preceding two numbers).

The Fibonacci numbers have been widely studied, and the different ways to generate those numbers have gained continued interest, among them matrix methods [10], determinants [5], permanents [6], Pascal’s triangle [9], binomial coefficients [3], and many others [8].2019 June 24, Juan Triana, “Negafibonacci Numbers via Matrices”, in Bulletin of TICMI, volume 23, number 1, →ISSN, archived from the original on 13 Jul 2019, Introduction, page 1:

Related terms: Fibonacci sequence, Fibonacci spiral
Hypernyms: integer, number

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