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Also Known As Yang Hui triangle • Yanghui triangle

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Yang Hui's triangle
Pascal's triangle and the Fibonacci sequence
Sierpiński's triangle, or the Sierpiński gasket
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Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal
French philosopher and scientist

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