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Golden section is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GOLDEN SECTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Golden ratio

In mathematics, two quantities are in the golden ratio if their ratio is the same as the ratio of their sum to the larger of the two quantities. The figure on the right illustrates the geometric relationship. Expressed algebraically, for quantities a and b with a > b > 0, where the Greek letter phi represents the golden ratio. Its value is: The golden ratio is also called the golden section or golden mean. Other names include extreme and mean ratio, medial section, divine proportion, divine section, golden proportion, golden cut, and golden number. Some twentieth-century artists and architects, including Le Corbusier and Dalí, have proportioned their works to approximate the golden ratio—especially in the form of the golden rectangle, in which the ratio of the longer side to the shorter is the golden ratio—believing this proportion to be aesthetically pleasing.

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Synonyms and antonyms of golden section in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «golden section» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

黄金分割
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sección de oro
570 millions of speakers

English

golden section
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्वर्ण अनुभाग
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

المقطع الذهبي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

золотое сечение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

seção áurea
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সুবর্ণ অধ্যায়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

section d´or
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bahagian emas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

goldenen Schnitt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

黄金分割
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

황금 섹션
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bagean emas
85 millions of speakers
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phần vàng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தங்கப் பிரிவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सोनेरी विभाग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Altın bölüm
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sezione aurea
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

złoty punkt
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Translator English - Ukrainian

Золотий перетин
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Translator English - Romanian

secțiunea de aur
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Translator English - Greek

χρυσή τομή
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Translator English - Afrikaans

goue artikel
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Translator English - Swedish

gyllene snittet
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

gylne snitt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of golden section

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOLDEN SECTION»

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The Golden Section: Nature's Greatest Secret
Tells the story of the golden section, a line segment divided into two parts such that the ratio of the short portion to the longer portion is equal to the ratio of the longer portion to the whole, and its impact on civilization and the ...
Scott Olsen, 2006
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The Golden Section
However, it also appears in the newer domains of technology and fractals. This book aims both to describe examples of the Golden Section, and to show some paths to further developments.
Hans Walser, 2001
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Fibonacci and Lucas Numbers, and the Golden Section: Theory ...
This survey of the use of Fibonacci and Lucas numbers and the ancient principle of the Golden Section covers areas relevant to operational research, statistics, and computational mathematics. 1989 edition.
S. Vajda, 2007
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Math for Mystics: From the Fibonacci sequence to Luna's ...
Ignore the celestial clock of equinoxes and solstices, and you’d risk being caught short of food for the winter. Shesso’s friendly tone and clear grasp of the information make the math “go down easy” in this marvelous book.
Renna Shesso, 2007
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Cardinal Alignments and the Golden Section: Principles of ...
Were the dimensions of the Earth known in northern Europe already before2000 BC? Completely new evidence is disclosed in this book of an accuratelylaid out meridian along which Late Neolithic gallery-graves were systematicallyaligned.
Leif Sahlqvist, 2005
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Numerical Methods for Scientists and Engineers
In Section 8.1, we consider the golden section search method, which is an always convergent method similar to the method of bisection for finding roots of one nonlinear equation. In Section 8.2, we consider the Brent's method which combines ...
H.M. Antia, 2002
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Proportion: Science, Philosophy, Architecture
This handbook provides the student, practising architect or interested layman with a well-illustrated and readable comparative guide to proportion systems in architecture.
Richard Padovan, 2002
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The Golden Ratio: The Story of PHI, the World's Most ...
In this fascinating book, Mario Livio tells the tale of a number at the heart of that mystery: phi, or 1.6180339887.
Mario Livio, 2008
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Numerical Methods of Statistics
Comparison of these two techniques, golden section and bisection searches, reveals the value of additional information or restrictions. The golden section search solves a less restrictive problem, requiring only a strictly unimodal function.
John F. Monahan, 2001
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Architecture and Mathematics in Ancient Egypt
Even if the results are not conclusive. it appears that the most successful proportion is. in fact. the Golden Section. Apparently. among Western populations there is a tendency. when asked to provide a series of positive or negative ...
Corinna Rossi, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOLDEN SECTION»

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Opinion/Editorial: A golden opportunity for student
The golden ratio, also called the golden mean or golden section, is a mathematical equation representing a geometric balance that is said to be ... «The Daily Progress, Jul 15»
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Golden boy Joseph Rosenfeld schools science museum on math …
The Golden Ratio also called the Golden Section, is based on the Fibonacci number pattern. Early mathematicians noted this sequence in ... «Examiner.com, Jul 15»
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Wooden Orchids
The site is divided into two lots, each in proportions of the golden section 1:1.618. The natural order of Fibonacci numbers, observed ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
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DIY Acoustics
Golden Acoustics' Golden Section Broadband diffusers are visually intriguing acoustic panels available in a variety of dimensions for both wall ... «MIX, Jun 15»
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Bascove/Bridges: Transporting the Metropolis. Paintings by Bascove …
In the paintings most of the perspective and structural decisions are discovered in the preparatory drawings, often overlaid on a golden section ... «Arte Fuse, Jun 15»
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Corporation Pop completes IVF and research sites for hospital trust
The logo uses mathematically generated Fermat spirals, a pattern commonly found in plants and based on the golden section. The new CMFT ... «Prolific North, Jun 15»
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Opening night for Music on the Water
The project is an exploration of the 'Golden Section', which is a mathematical subdivision of a surface area or musical score, suggesting where ... «Limerick Post, May 15»
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Optimal programs of pathway control: dissecting the influence of …
... timing in metabolic pathway activation-use of Pontryagin's Maximum Principle and role of the Golden section. Biosystems. 2010; 101:67-77. «BMC Blogs Network, May 15»
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Fickett leaves legacy of classical music appreciation at UMW
Fickett's career spanned a golden section for the department of music before her retirement in the spring of 2014. At graduation this weekend, ... «Fredericksburg.com, May 15»
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Tracey Emin: 'We live in a democracy. Let's make the most of it'
I went to Maidstone College of Art in the early 80s and even the Golden section was tought with a Marxist doctrine. During my last two years ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»

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