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In [[mathematics]], two quantities are in the [[golden ratio]] if their ratio is the same as the [[ratio]] of their [[Summation|sum]] to the larger of the two quantities. | In [[mathematics]], two quantities are in the [[golden ratio]] if their ratio is the same as the [[ratio]] of their [[Summation|sum]] to the larger of the two quantities. | ||
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Revision as of 10:17, 4 February 2016
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.
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
See also
External links
- Golden ratio @ Wikipedia