411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
Fibonacci spiral
Reference material by Wiktionary contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
English
Alternative forms
en Fibonacci's spiral
Noun
en geometry An approximation of the golden spiral created by drawing circular arcs connecting the opposite corners of squares in a Fibonacci tiling; a spiral formed by connecting quarter-circles whose radii are Fibonacci number multiples of the initial radius. en Curves
en 2026 Gordon Korman Hypergifted 139 "Oh that. That's a Fibonacci spiral.""A "what"?""Fibonacci was the most famous mathematician of his time," Noah explained. "He created the Fibonacci Sequence, where every number is the sum of the two numbers before it—one, two, three, five, eight, and so on. Graphing the sequence creates the Fibonacci spiral, an image renowned in the fields of science and mathematics . . ."
Related terms
en Fibonacci number
en Fibonacci sequence
en eponyms