"Fibonacci" meaning in English

See Fibonacci in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /fiːbə(ʊ)ˈnɑːtʃi/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Fibonacci.wav
Etymology: From Latin filius (“son”) + Italian Bonacci, a diminutive of Bono, from Latin bonum, ultimately meaning literally, "son of the (little) good man." Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|filius||son}} Latin filius (“son”), {{der|en|it|Bonacci}} Italian Bonacci, {{der|en|la|bonum}} Latin bonum Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Fibonacci (not comparable)
  1. (mathematics) Of or pertaining to the Fibonacci sequence. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Fibonacci-en-adj-XAsGq3eU Categories (other): Mathematics Topics: mathematics, sciences

Proper name

IPA: /fiːbə(ʊ)ˈnɑːtʃi/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Fibonacci.wav
Etymology: From Latin filius (“son”) + Italian Bonacci, a diminutive of Bono, from Latin bonum, ultimately meaning literally, "son of the (little) good man." Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|filius||son}} Latin filius (“son”), {{der|en|it|Bonacci}} Italian Bonacci, {{der|en|la|bonum}} Latin bonum Head templates: {{en-prop}} Fibonacci
  1. A surname from Italian. Translations (surname): فِيبُونَاتْشِي (fībūnātšī) [masculine] (Arabic), Фибона́чи (Fibonáči) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 斐波那契 (Fěibōnàqì) (Chinese Mandarin), フィボナッチ (Fibonatchi) (Japanese), فیبوناتچی (fi:bu:nɒ:tt͡ʃi:) (Persian), Фибона́ччи (Fibonáčči) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), Fibonacci (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Fibonacci-en-name-rsy3jwmJ Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 16 84 Derived forms: Fibonaccian, Fibonacci arc, Fibonacci channel, Fibonacci cluster, Fibonacci coding, Fibonacci coefficient, Fibonacci dual theorem, Fibonacci extension, Fibonacci fan, Fibonacci function, Fibonacci hyperbolic function, Fibonacci identity, Fibonacci matrix, Fibonacci number, Fibonacci polynomial, Fibonacci prime, Fibonacci pseudoprime, Fibonacci retracement, Fibonacci sequence, Fibonacci spiral, Fibonacci tiling, fibonomial, fiboquadratic, hyperfibonacci, negafibonacci, Tribonacci
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