The ratio of successive numbers in the Fibonacci sequence gets ever closer to the golden ratio, which is 1.6180339887498948482... Read more: The 9 most massive numbers in existence ...

Those key ratios are derived from the division of one Fibonacci number by another Fibonacci figure one, two or three places further in the sequence: 0 divided by 1, or 0; 1 divided by 1, or 1; 1 ...

The numbers 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, and 55 belong to a famous sequence named for the Italian mathematician Fibonacci, who lived more than 700 years ago. Each consecutive number is the sum ...

You're probably familiar with Fibonacci series of numbers, first analyzed in a published manuscript by the 13th-century mathematician Leonardo, son of Fibonacci of Pisa ... which became the basis for ...

After dividing 1 by 999-quattuordecillion (a number that’s 48 integers long), you get the Fibonacci sequence presented in neat, 24-digit strings. Here’s why that happens. As a quick refresher ...

Leonardo Pisano (1170–1250), or Fibonacci, is perhaps best known for a remarkable sequence of numbers that arises out of a problem that involves breeding rabbits. The problem is contained in the ...

The Fibonacci sequence is a series of numbers where each number is the sum of the two preceding ones. It is closely related to the golden ratio, which appears in various natural and artistic contexts.

The Fibonacci sequence is a series of numbers in which each one is the sum of the two numbers that came before it. So Nov. 23, or 1-1-2-3, is a simple example that the calendar circles back to ...

Fibonacci numbers are important in numerous branches of mathematics, but I was drawn to this series as a topic for this year’s puzzle mostly because it occurs in many places in the natural world.