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Induction with Larger Decrements

Example: Fibonacci Numbers

fib(0) := 1,
fib(1) := 1,
fib(x+2) := fib(x)+fib(x+1)
fib=[1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, ...]

All base cases must be covered!


Author: Wolfgang Schreiner
Last Modification: November 24, 1999

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