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Fibonacci

c. 1170–c. 1250 · 13th century · Also known as Leonardo of Pisa, Leonardo Fibonacci

Fibonacci, or Leonardo of Pisa, was an Italian mathematician who learned Arabic mathematics as a boy in Bugia (Béjaïa) in North Africa, where his father served as a Pisan customs official. His Liber Abaci of 1202 introduced the Hindu–Arabic numerals and their methods of calculation to European merchants. The Fibonacci sequence takes its name from a problem about breeding rabbits in that book.

Fibonacci
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Fibonacci. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/fibonacci
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