golden ratio

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The golden ratio is an irrational mathematical constant, approximately 1.618, that appears in geometry, art, nature, and number theory due to its unique proportional properties.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Golden Section 1
divine proportion 1
golden mean 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf algebraic number
irrational number
mathematical constant
ratio
real number
appearsIn architecture
art
geometry
nature
number theory
pentagon geometry
pentagram geometry
phyllotaxis
quasicrystals
continuedFraction [1; 1, 1, 1, …]
decimalExpansionStartsWith 1.6180339887498948482
defines golden rectangle
golden section
golden spiral
hasAlternativeName golden ratio
surface form: divine proportion

golden ratio
surface form: golden mean

golden ratio
surface form: golden section
hasAlternativeSymbol Φ
hasApproximateFraction 13/8
21/13
8/5
hasApproximateValue 1.618
1.6180339887
hasConjugate (1 - √5) / 2
hasConjugateName silver ratio (in some contexts)
hasExactValue (1 + √5) / 2
hasNameOrigin Greek letter phi
hasProperty most irrational number (in sense of continued fractions)
hasReciprocal φ - 1
hasSymbol φ
isAlgebraic true
isFixedPointOf x ↦ 1 + 1/x
x ↦ 1/(x - 1)
isGreaterRootOf x^2 - x - 1 = 0
isGreaterThan 1
isIrrational true
isLessThan 2
isLimitOfRatioOfConsecutiveTerms Fibonacci sequence
isMonotonicFunctionOf square root of 5
isPositive true
isRatioOf diagonal to side of a regular pentagon
side to smaller segment in golden section division
isRelatedTo Fibonacci sequence
surface form: Binet's formula

Fibonacci sequence
surface form: Fibonacci numbers

Lucas numbers
plastic number
silver ratio
isSolutionOf x^2 - x - 1 = 0
isTranscendental false
isUsedAs example in Diophantine approximation
example in dynamical systems
example of worst-approximable irrational number by rationals
isUsedIn aesthetic proportion theories
design
financial market technical analysis
logo design
visual arts composition
reciprocalEquals φ - 1
satisfiesEquation φ = 1 + 1/φ
φ^2 = φ + 1
simpleContinuedFraction 1 + 1/(1 + 1/(1 + 1/(…)))
squareEquals φ + 1

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Section d'Or alternativeName golden ratio
this entity surface form: Golden Section
golden ratio hasAlternativeName golden ratio
this entity surface form: divine proportion
golden ratio hasAlternativeName golden ratio
this entity surface form: golden mean
golden ratio hasAlternativeName golden ratio
this entity surface form: golden section