"golden ratio" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: golden ratios [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} golden ratio (plural golden ratios)
  1. (geometry) The irrational number (approximately 1.618), usually denoted by the Greek letter φ (phi), which is equal to the sum of its own reciprocal and 1, or, equivalently, is the square root of the sum of itself and 1. Wikipedia link: golden ratio Categories (topical): Geometry, Numbers Synonyms: golden number, golden section Hypernyms: algebraic number, algebraic integer, irrational number, quadratic integer Related terms: divine proportion, extreme ratio, golden cut, golden mean, golden proportion, golden rectangle, golden section, mean ratio, sectio divina, φ Translations (irrational number): الرَقْم الذَهَبِيّ (ar-raqm aḏ-ḏahabiyy) (Arabic), златно сечение (zlatno sečenie) (Bulgarian), 黃金分割 (Chinese Mandarin), 黄金分割 (huángjīn fēngē) (Chinese Mandarin), zlatý řez [masculine] (Czech), gyldne snit [neuter] (Danish), guddommelige forhold [neuter] (Danish), det gyldne snit (Danish), gulden snede (Dutch), ora proporcio (Esperanto), kuldlõige (Estonian), kultainen leikkaus (Finnish), nombre d’or [masculine] (French), ოქროს კვეთა (okros ḳveta) (Georgian), Goldener Schnitt [masculine] (German), χρυσή τομή (chrysí tomí) [feminine] (Greek), יחס הזהב (Hebrew), aranymetszés (Hungarian), gullinsnið (Icelandic), sezione aurea [feminine] (Italian), 黄金比 (alt: おうごんひ ōgon hi) (Japanese), 黄金比率 (ōgon hiritsu) (alt: おうごんひりつ) (Japanese), 황금비 (hwanggeumbi) (Korean), zelta griezums (Latvian), aukso pjūvi (Lithuanian), Gëllene Schnëtt (Luxembourgish), златен пресек (zlaten presek) (Macedonian), نسبت طلایی (Persian), złota proporcja [feminine] (Polish), złoty podział [masculine] (Polish), proporção áurea (Portuguese), secțiunea de aur (Romanian), золото́е сече́ние (zolotóje sečénije) [neuter] (Russian), zlatý rez (Slovak), zlati rez (Slovene), número áureo [masculine] (Spanish), gyllene snittet (Swedish), อัตราส่วนทองคำ (àtdraa sùan tong kam) (Thai), altın oran (Turkish), золотий перетин (zolotyj peretyn) (Ukrainian), tỷ lệ vàng (Vietnamese)

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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "irrational number",
      "word": "altın oran"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zolotyj peretyn",
      "sense": "irrational number",
      "word": "золотий перетин"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "irrational number",
      "word": "tỷ lệ vàng"
    }
  ],
  "word": "golden ratio"
}

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