golden section
noun
Definition of golden section
: a proportion (such as one involving a line divided into two segments or the length and width of a rectangle and their sum) in which the ratio of the whole to the larger part is the same as the ratio of the larger part to the smaller
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First Known Use of golden section
1875
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