Im curious how does the Fibonacci sequence get from zero to one. Without that how could the rest be possible. Any ideas?

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    1 month ago

    Can you talk more about stipulation. Is that basically the axiological equivalent of “it is because I say it is” and you have to agree if you want to play?

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      1 month ago

      You can stipulate whichever two numbers you like to start, but anything that doesn’t get you to two and three won’t begin the specific sequence that we name after Fibonacci (it’s worth mentioning that Fibonacci himself started with one and two, not zero and one). According to the linked discussion, apparently interesting things happen when you choose numbers other than zero and one, so it’s not like you absolutely have to choose those two numbers as a starting point or anything.

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          That’s beyond my ability to authoritatively answer. You’d have to check out the linked thread above or ask a mathematician. I’m interested to hear the answer if anyone perusing the comments can speak to it.