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Definitions
  • (mathematics) The golden ratio, an irrational number with a value of approximately 1.618033988 which expresses the relationship that the sum of two quantities is to the larger quantity as the larger is to the smaller.

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek Φειδίας.

Origin

Ancient Greek

Φειδίας

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