Pisano period

noun

The period (of repetition) of the sequence of Fibonacci numbers reduced modulo a given natural number (≥1); it can be considered to be a function π(n) where n is the modulus of reduction (see modular arithmetic) and the function returns the period (of the reduced Fibonacci sequence) corresponding to that given modulus.

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Meanings

nounPisano period (plural Pisano periods)

plural Pisano periods

  1. mathematicsThe period (of repetition) of the sequence of Fibonacci numbers reduced modulo a given natural number (≥1); it can be considered to be a function π(n) where n is the modulus of reduction (see modular arithmetic) and the function returns the period (of the reduced Fibonacci sequence) corresponding to that given modulus.

Origin

Named after Leonardo Bigollo Pisano a.k.a. Fibonacci (c. 1170 – c. 1240–1250).

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Translations

Catalan període de Pisano
  • període de PisanoTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 皮萨诺周期
  • 皮萨诺周期 (Písànuò zhōuqī)Translations
French période de Pisano
  • période de PisanoTranslations
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APA

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Chicago

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