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Fibonacci sequence

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Fibonacci sequence [‚fē·bə′näch·ē ‚sē·kwəns]
(mathematics)
The sequence 1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21, …, or any sequence where each entry is the sum of the two previous entries.
(mathematics)Fibonacci sequence - The infinite sequence of numbers beginning

1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ...

in which each term is the sum of the two terms preceding it.

The ratio of successive Fibonacci terms tends to the golden ratio, namely (1 + sqrt 5)/2.
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Fibonacci system, on the other hand, is a technique in which bets will be calculated or computed based on the Fibonacci sequence.
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The Fibonacci sequence of numbers is as follows: <pre>0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, etc.
Fibonacci by International Business Times - US ed.
Finally, primality testing is basic to Internet cryptography, so that the theory behind the periods of Fibonacci sequence has ramifications for our everyday lives.
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