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Fibonacci sequence

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(mathematics)Fibonacci sequence - The infinite sequence of numbers beginning

1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ...

in which each term is the sum of the two terms preceding it.

The ratio of successive Fibonacci terms tends to the golden ratio, namely (1 + sqrt 5)/2.


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While some observers will attempt to unpick subtleties of proportion and rules of Fibonacci sequences, others will be more interested in Judd's constant oscillation between materials and details, which throughout his career shifted seamlessly between rough cut wood, stainless steel, copper, plywood, Plexiglas, brass, douglas fir, cor-ten steel, anodized and cnamelled aluminium and cold rolled steel.
Both pieces were followed by a series of neon numbers from the Fibonacci sequence, which Merz incorporated in works throughout his career.
Amazingly, the ratios of successive terms of the Fibonacci sequence get closer and closer to a specific number, often called the golden ratio.
 
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