Fibonacci Sequence: starting with 0, 1 as your first two numbers in the sequence, you develop the next number of the sequence by adding the previous two together. For example: 0, 1, 0+1 = 1, 1+1 = 2, 1+2 = 3, 3+2 = 5 so it becomes: 0,1,1,2,3,5, ...
Fibonacci Numbers: numbers belonging to the Fibonacci sequence
Fibonacci Ratios: ratios related to the Fibonacci Numbers
History/Fun Facts:
Traveled a lot in his childhood
Learned several different mathematical systems originating from all over Europe, Africa, and Asia
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