Talk:Fibonacci search technique
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Largely incorrect
Fibonacci search is not faster than binary search, nor is it primarily useful for sorted arrays. It takes logφ n probes in the worst case, more by a factor of 1.44 than the log2 n probes used by binary search. Its primary use is in searching unimodal arrays, and it is well-described for that use already in Golden section search. I don't see the point in listing it here as a separate article. —David Eppstein (talk) 16:24, 29 May 2008 (UTC)