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Divine Proportion

A traditional name for the golden ratio, approximately 1:1.618, in which the smaller part relates to the larger as the larger relates to the whole.

Short Definition

A traditional name for the golden ratio, approximately 1:1.618, in which the smaller part relates to the larger as the larger relates to the whole.

Difficulty

Intermediate

Language Origin

Mathematics

A traditional name for the golden ratio, approximately 1:1.618, in which the smaller part relates to the larger as the larger relates to the whole. Artists and theorists have used it as one of many proportional devices for organizing rectangles, figures, architecture, and compositions.