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Pisano period

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

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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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Topics: mathematics, number-theory, sciences

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

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3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

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