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Proportion > Golden Section

Preferred term

Golden Section  

Definition

  • Canon of proportion based on the ratio between two unequal parts of a whole, when the proportion of the smaller to the larger is equal to that of the larger to the whole [AAT]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Divine Proportion
  • Golden Mean
  • Golden Number, Golden Section
  • Golden Ratio
  • Golden Rectangle
  • Magic Ratio
  • Mean, Golden
  • Proportion, Divine
  • Ratio, Golden
  • Section, Golden

Notation

  • 115049

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-Q99T27XT-H

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