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Fibonacci sequence

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--description--

Write a function to generate the <code>n<sup>th</sup></code> Fibonacci number.

The <code>n<sup>th</sup></code> Fibonacci number is given by:

<code>F<sub>n</sub> = F<sub>n-1</sub> + F<sub>n-2</sub></code>

The first two terms of the series are 0 and 1.

Hence, the series is: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13...

--hints--

fibonacci should be a function.

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assert(typeof fibonacci === 'function');

fibonacci(2) should return a number.

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assert(typeof fibonacci(2) == 'number');

fibonacci(3) should return 2.

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assert.equal(fibonacci(3), 2);

fibonacci(5) should return 5.

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assert.equal(fibonacci(5), 5);

fibonacci(10) should return 55.

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assert.equal(fibonacci(10), 55);

--seed--

--seed-contents--

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function fibonacci(n) {

}

--solutions--

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function fibonacci(n) {
  let a = 0, b = 1, t;
  while (--n >= 0) {
    t = a;
    a = b;
    b += t;
  }
  return a;
}