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Fibonacci number

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any number in a Fibonacci sequence (being the sum of the preceding two numbers).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

a number in the Fibonacci sequence

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: number

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Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: число́ на Фибона́чи (čisló na Fibonáči) — number
  • Chinese Mandarin: 斐波那契數 /斐波那契数 (Fěibōnàqì shù) — number
  • Czech: Fibonacciho číslo — number
  • Finnish: Fibonaccin luku — number
  • French: nombre de Fibonacci — number
  • German: Fibonaccizahl — number
  • Italian: numero di Fibonacci — number
  • Japanese: フィボナッチ数 (Fibonatchi-sū) — number
  • Russian: число́ Фибона́ччи (čisló Fibonáčči) — number
  • Turkish: Fibonacci sayısı — number