Zeckendorf's theorem

English

Etymology

Named after Belgian mathematician Edouard Zeckendorf.

Proper noun

Zeckendorf's theorem

  1. (mathematics) A theorem stating that every positive integer can be represented uniquely as the sum of one or more distinct Fibonacci numbers in such a way that the sum does not include any two consecutive Fibonacci numbers.
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