golden ratio

noun

mathematics

: a ratio of two numbers in which the ratio of the sum to the larger number is the same as the ratio of the larger number to the smaller : golden section

Examples of golden ratio in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The sequence is closely associated with the golden ratio, a mathematical relationship that is closely linked with compositions across nature and art. —Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025

Almost—the Cybertruck somehow manages to look worse in real life than in pictures; the confluence of angles where its various steel body panels fit together somehow serves to prove the exception to the rule that is the golden ratio. —Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025

Context: Slingo, an online gaming site, curated its list of iconic skylines based on Instagram posts, the number of skyscrapers in each city, and how closely the arrangement of buildings matches the golden ratio. —Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025

Famously, the Lange 1 uses the golden ratio and the related rule of thirds to arrange its dial. —Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

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