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		valicord on July 18, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Panic at the Job Market I'd assume that the purpose of a simple question like that is to test basic programming skills (can you write a loop?). Testing knowledge of a specific math concept is doesn't really fit into this goal, so you're unlikely to be penalized for it.

whstl on July 19, 2024 [–]

You are correct.

We do give the definition of Fibonacci, and we steer the candidate in the right direction if they make math errors.

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