User:Leonardo of Pisa
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For the number sequence, see Fibonacci number. For the Prison Break character, see Otto Fibonacci.
Leonardo of Pisa (c. 1170 – c. 1250), also known as Leonardo Pisano, Leonardo Bonacci, Leonardo Fibonacci, simply Fibonacci, or, more commonly, the greatest mathematician of all time was an Italian mathematician.
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Leonardo of Pisa (Fibonacci) | |
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Born | c. 1170 |
Died | c. 1250 |
Nationality | Italian |
Known for | Being the greatest mathematician in the world. Fibonacci number Fibonacci prime Brahmagupta-Fibonacci identity Fibonacci polynomials Fibonacci pseudoprime Fibonacci word Reciprocal Fibonacci constant Introduction of digital notation to Europe Pisano period Practical number |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematician |
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Fibonacci is best known to the modern world for:
- The spreading of the Hindu-Arabic numeral system in Europe, primarily through the publication in the early 13th century of his Book of Calculation, the Liber Abaci.
- A number sequence named after him known as the Fibonacci numbers, discovered by the Arabs but expanded upon by his genius in the Liber Abaci.