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golden ratio

[‚gōld·ən ′rā·shō]
(mathematics)
golden section
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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The golden ratio, or phi, is equal to half of the sum of one and the square root of five; or, if you prefer, it's the positive solution to the quadratic equation ([[phi].sup.2] - [phi] - 1 = 0.
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Having set up a simple spreadsheet to calculate the Fibonacci numbers, students then calculate the ratio of one Fibonacci number to the previous one, thus revealing the Golden Ratio.
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He was trying to create a portrait of a divine being and used a number of devices to achieve the extraordinary presence and power of the image." She added, "I'm not surprised that he made extensive use of the golden ratio, the 'divine proportion', and it is very interesting to see it mapped out in this way." On the other hand, the glass orb created a long time argument due to some physics mistakes in the painting.
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The Golden Ratio (a proportion, prized for millennia by artists, architects, and scientists alike, in which the ratio of two numbers is the same as the ratio of their sum to the larger of the two quantities) can be programmed into deep-learning-based visual perception algorithms.
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It was hypothesized that this proportion would be related to the golden ratio, a ratio of about 2/3 that has been found to be the most aesthetic proportion throughout nature and human history.
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In the 1990s he introduced a new formal element into his linear layouts, the Greek letter [PHI], which represents the golden ratio, an "unassailable" number (1.618033988 ...) that can extend infinitely.
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108 was chosen not only for religious significance but also mathematical significance as 108 happens to be Hyper factorial of 3, Tetranacci number, Harshad number, Self number and also results in Golden Ratio.
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The golden ratio ([approximately equal to] 1.618), sometimes known as the golden section or golden number, has been fascinating philosophers, scientists, and artists for more than two millennia [1-4].
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Commenting on the exhibition, Savvidou said "the creation of myths, sacred geometry or the golden ratio is all aspects of cultural relations with nature.
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