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
That unmistakable smell was largely thanks to the particular addition of chicory to arabica beans — in my mother's case, in a golden ratio of 1:5.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2020
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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