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golden section

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables
gold-en -sec-tion
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The division of a whole into two parts such that the ratio of the smaller part to the larger is equal to the ratio of the larger part to the whole.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

the golden section (canonical)

Phrases

golden ratio

Frequently Paired Words

golden ratio

Synonyms

divine proportion golden mean

Questions

What does golden section mean?
The division of a whole into two parts such that the ratio of the smaller part to the larger is equal to the ratio of the larger part to the whole.

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