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Golden ratio — For the Ace of Base album, see The Golden Ratio (album). Not to be confused with Golden number. The golden section is a line segment divided according to the golden ratio: The total length a + b is to the length of the longer segment a as the… … Wikipedia
golden ratio — ▪ mathematics also known as the golden section, golden mean , or divine proportion in mathematics, the irrational number (1 + √5)/2, often denoted by the Greek letters τ or ϕ, and approximately equal to 1.618. The origin of this number… … Universalium
golden — goldenly, adv. goldenness, n. /gohl deuhn/, adj. 1. bright, metallic, or lustrous like gold; of the color of gold; yellow: golden hair. 2. made or consisting of gold: golden earrings. 3. exceptionally valuable, advantageous, or fine: a golden… … Universalium
Golden — /gohl deuhn/, n. a city in central Colorado. 12,237. * * * (as used in expressions) Golden Bull of 1356 golden eagle Golden Gate Bridge Golden Horde golden lion tamarin golden lion marmoset golden ratio/rectangle/section Golden Temple … Universalium
List of works designed with golden ratio — Works designed with the golden ratio are works of human design that are proportioned according to the golden ratio, an irrational number that is approximately 1.618; it is often denoted by the Greek letter φ (phi).Early historyIt is claimed that… … Wikipedia
Section dorée — Nombre d or Pour l’article homonyme, voir Nombre d or (astronomie). La proportion définie par a et b est dite d extrême et de moyenne raison lorsque a e … Wikipédia en Français
Golden rectangle — A golden rectangle is a rectangle whose side lengths are in the golden ratio, 1:varphi (one to phi ), that is, approximately 1:1.618. A distinctive feature of this shape is that when a square section is removed, the remainder is another golden… … Wikipedia
golden rectangle — noun : a rectangle whose width is to its length as the length is to the sum of the width and length compare golden section * * * golden rectangle noun One in which the ratio of width to length is the same as that of length to the sum of width and … Useful english dictionary
golden section — noun Date: 1875 a proportion (as one involving a line divided into two segments or the length and width of a rectangle and their sum) in which the ratio of the whole to the larger part is the same as the ratio of the larger part to the smaller … New Collegiate Dictionary
Dynamic rectangle — A dynamic rectangle is a right angled, four sided figure (a rectangle) with dynamic symmetry, which in this case, means that aspect ratio (height divided by width) is a distinguished value in dynamic symmetry, a proportioning system and natural… … Wikipedia
