Fibonacci sequence
n : a sequence of numbers in which each number equals the sum of
the two [receding numbers
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.
[Why not "Fibonacci {series}"?]
(2002-10-15)