Golden ratio

:This article is about the mathematical ratio. For the Aristotelian concept of "golden mean" see Nicomachean Ethics.

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Aristotelian - Nicomachean Ethics

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The golden ratio is an irrational number, approximately 1.61803..., that possesses many interesting properties. Shapes defined by the golden ratio have long been considered aesthetically pleasing in Western cultures, reflecting nature's balance between symmetry and asymmetry and the ancient Pythagorean belief that reality is a numerical reality, except that numbers were not units as we define them today, but were expressions of ratios. The golden ratio is still used frequently in art and design. The golden ratio is also referred to as the golden mean, golden section, golden number, divine proportion or sectio divina.

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Irrational number - Aesthetically - Pythagorean

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