Fibonacci

adj, name

adj, name ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the Fibonacci sequence. not-comparable

    "An interesting connection between Fibonacci numbers and matrices, introduced in [4], is given by the matrix Q = [1 1; 1 0] , known as Fibonacci Q-matrix [7] or Fibonacci’s matrix [11], such that […]"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Italian.

    "The Italian mathematician Leonardo Bonacci, who was called Fibonacci, introduced the Hindu–Arabic numeral system to Europe."

Example

More examples

"There are many examples of the Fibonacci sequence in nature."

Etymology

From Latin filius (“son”) + Italian Bonacci, a diminutive of Bono, from Latin bonum, ultimately meaning literally, "son of the (little) good man."

Related phrases

Fibonacci arcFibonacci channelFibonacci clusterFibonacci codingFibonacci coefficientFibonacci dual theoremFibonacci extensionFibonacci fanFibonacci functionFibonacci hyperbolic functionFibonacci identityFibonacci matrix

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