Meanings
nounFibonacci number (plural Fibonacci numbers)
plural Fibonacci numbers
- mathematicsAny 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
Translations
Bulgarian число́ на Фибона́чи
- число́ на Фибона́чи (čisló na Fibonáči)number
Chinese Mandarin 斐波那契數 /斐波那契数
- 斐波那契數 /斐波那契数 (Fěibōnàqì shù)number
Czech Fibonacciho číslo
- Fibonacciho číslonumber
Finnish Fibonaccin luku
- Fibonaccin lukunumber
French nombre de Fibonacci
- nombre de Fibonaccinumber
German Fibonaccizahl
- Fibonaccizahlnumber
Italian numero di Fibonacci
- numero di Fibonaccinumber
Japanese フィボナッチ数
- フィボナッチ数 (Fibonatchi-sū)number
Russian число́ Фибона́ччи
- число́ Фибона́ччи (čisló Fibonáčči)number
Turkish Fibonacci sayısı
- Fibonacci sayısınumber
Cite this entry
APA
Fibonacci number. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fibonacci%20number
MLA
“Fibonacci number.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fibonacci%20number. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fibonacci number,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fibonacci%20number.
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