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Fibonacci's accomplishments were the creation of the Fibonacci number sequence and he also was responsible for the spreading of the Hindu-Arabic numbering system.
Fibonacci believed that Arabic numerals were simpler and more efficient than Roman numerals. He is most well known today for the sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, etc., known as the Fibonacci scale. He helped introduce Indo-Arabic numerals into Europe, including zero and place notation.
were did Fibonacci learn about the Hindu-Arabic numeral system
In addition to popularizing the Fibonacci sequence, Leonardo Fibonacci is credited with introducing the concept of Hindu-Arabic numerals to Europe through his work "Liber Abaci." This numeral system, which includes the digits 0-9 and the concept of place value, revolutionized mathematics by replacing the less efficient Roman numeral system. His contributions laid the groundwork for modern arithmetic and algebra.
Decimal numbers were in use in Europe well before the time of Fibonacci so he would have "related" to them when he started to count!