Fibonacci
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The ad, titled “Good Will Dunkin’,” featured Affleck as the original brainy Boston math whiz, who happens to work at Dunkin’ and arranges a display of Munchkins in a Fibonacci sequence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
“One of the most beautiful vegetables to grace our planet,” Selengut says of romanesco’s alien gorgeousness in her book, noting that it’s “also the mathematical nerd’s veggie of choice,” given its Fibonacci sequence formations.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
When Millière asked directly for the 83rd Fibonacci number, however, GPT got it wrong: this suggests the system wasn’t just parroting the Internet.
From Scientific American ● May 11, 2023
Not while we have the chance to invite our students to inhabit its crossroads and engage as interlocutors in its conversations with Plato, Averroes, Fibonacci, Wheatley and many more.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2023
I give the number for animal control, and I change my profile picture from a Fibonacci spiral to a selfie of me and Pi.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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