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The golden ratio also is called:
 
The golden ratio also is called:
  
* '''Golden mean'''
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* Golden mean
* '''Golden section''' (Latin: ''sectio aurea'').
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* Golden section (Latin: ''sectio aurea'').
 
* Extreme and mean ratio
 
* Extreme and mean ratio
 
* Medial section
 
* Medial section

Revision as of 12:28, 30 August 2015

In mathematics, two quantities are in the golden ratio if their ratio is the same as the ratio of their sum to the larger of the two quantities.

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Names

The golden ratio also is called:

  • Golden mean
  • Golden section (Latin: sectio aurea).
  • Extreme and mean ratio
  • Medial section
  • Divine proportion
  • Divine section (Latin: sectio divina)
  • Golden proportion
  • Golden cut
  • Golden number

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