Fibonacci numbers
[ fee-boh-nah-chee ]
/ ˌfi boʊˈnɑ tʃi /
plural noun Mathematics.
the unending sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, … where each term is defined as the sum of its two predecessors.
Also called
Fibonacci sequence.
Origin of Fibonacci numbers
1890–95; after Leonardo
Fibonacci, 13th-century Italian mathematician
British Dictionary definitions for fibonacci sequence
Fibonacci sequence
Fibonacci series
/ (ˌfɪbəˈnɑːtʃɪ) /
noun
the infinite sequence of numbers, 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, etc, in which each member (Fibonacci number) is the sum of the previous two
Word Origin for Fibonacci sequence
named after Leonardo
Fibonacci
Scientific definitions for fibonacci sequence
Fibonacci sequence
A sequence of numbers, such as 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13 … , in which each successive number is equal to the sum of the two preceding numbers. Many shapes occurring in nature, such as certain spirals, have proportions that can be described in terms of the Fibonacci sequence. See also golden section.