golden ratio

British  

noun

1.  Φ.  the ratio of two lengths, equal in value to (1 + √5)/2, and given by b / a = ( b + a )/ b ; it is the reciprocal of the golden section and also equal to (1 + golden section) Compare golden section

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Example Sentences

Proportions—think of the golden ratio and its kindred—are the bedrock of our reality, found in everything from music to the structure of the cosmos.

From Scientific American • Sep. 21, 2023

Like the “Succession” scene in question, countless images that the online masses have dubbed Renaissance in style have had the golden ratio superimposed upon them.

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