golden ratio
Britishnoun
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In a similar way, the golden ratio φ can be constructed geometrically, as can many other irrational values.
From Scientific American • May 23, 2023
One fan even traced the golden ratio, a mathematical principle critical to Renaissance artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, onto a screen grab of the wrenching moment among the Roys.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2021
A: Windows look better when they’re in the golden ratio: about 3-by-5-feet.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2021
The spiral pattern on the broccoli exhibits the golden ratio, in that each small bud that grows outward from the main one has the same size ratio with its predecessor, specifically the Golden Ratio.
From Salon • Feb. 10, 2021
They contained a number-shape that was the ultimate symbol of the Pythagorean view of the universe: the golden ratio.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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