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Golden Rectangle: see Golden Section Golden Section, in mathematics, division of a line segment into two segments such that the ratio of the original segment to the larger division is equal to the ratio of the larger division to the smaller division. ..... Click the link for more information. . golden rectangle [‚göl·dən ′rek‚taŋ·gəl] (mathematics) A rectangle that can be divided into a square and another rectangle similar to itself; its sides have the ratio (1+√5)/2. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Classical proportions refer back to the golden rectangle, devised from the golden section, a system first used in ancient Greece for designing architecture. |
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