![]() The next layer has 1, then the next has 2, then 3, then 5, then 8, then 13, and so on! As an example, the innermost layer of an artichoke has 1 bract (a specialized leaf-the part of the artichoke you eat). The sequence is found throughout the natural world. Introduced to the Western world by a medieval Italian mathematician named (you guessed it) Fibonacci in 1202, the number sequence appeared in Indian mathematics as early as 200 BC. Mathematicians’ fascination with the Fibonacci sequence goes way back. Can you figure out the next four terms in the Fibonacci sequence after 13? ![]() … which means that after the first two terms, each term in the Fibonacci sequence is found by adding the two previous terms together. The Fibonacci sequence is also a recursive sequence-it is defined by a list of a few terms and a rule or function for computing the rest of the sequence.If you move toward the right of the number sequence, you’ll find that the ratios of two successive numbers in the Fibonacci sequence inch closer and closer to the golden ratio, approximately equal to 1.6.The Fibonacci sequence is an infinite sequence-it has an unlimited number of terms and goes on indefinitely!.Some fun facts about the Fibonacci sequence: Looking at the terms in the sequence above, can you guess why we celebrate Fibonacci Day on November 23? Each number in a sequence is called a term. Happy Monday! Today, we’re celebrating one of our favorite math holidays- Fibonacci Day! Allow us to explain…Ī number sequence is an ordered list of numbers defined by a rule or function-the numbers in the list follow some sort of pattern. (Image: Jacopo Werther via Wikimedia Commons)
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