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GOLDEN RATIO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-07-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Architectural Design
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- golden ratio
1, record 1, English, golden%20ratio
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- golden number 2, record 1, English, golden%20number
correct
- extreme and mean ratio 3, record 1, English, extreme%20and%20mean%20ratio
correct
- Fibonacci number 4, record 1, English, Fibonacci%20number
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the ratio into which a line segment must be divided so that the entire length is to the long part as the long part is to the short. The value of the ratio is about 1.618. 1, record 1, English, - golden%20ratio
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
From [the golden section] can be derived the golden number ... 1.618, which was widely claimed in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to be the key to the beautiful proportions of Greek and other classical architecture. 5, record 1, English, - golden%20ratio
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Many artists believe that of all rectangles, the one whose length and width make a golden ratio has the most pleasing dimensions; hence the prominence of the golden ratio in architecture, exemplified by the Parthenon. 1, record 1, English, - golden%20ratio
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Conception architecturale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nombre d'or
1, record 1, French, nombre%20d%27or
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- nombre de Fibonacci 2, record 1, French, nombre%20de%20Fibonacci
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] en architecture, nombre idéal, égal à environ 1,618, correspondant à une proportion considérée comme particulièrement esthétique, celle de deux dimensions dont la plus grande est avec la plus petite dans le même rapport que la somme des deux avec la plus grande. 3, record 1, French, - nombre%20d%27or
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
nombre réel irrationnel [...] définissant la proportion dorée. 4, record 1, French, - nombre%20d%27or
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
nombre d'or : [...] L'expression, qui date de la Renaissance, désigne un nombre entouré de diverses spéculations qui se définit mathématiquement; c'est l'expression numérique d'un rapport défini par Euclide et qu'on appelait pendant la Renaissance section d'or ou section divine. 5, record 1, French, - nombre%20d%27or
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Voir aussi «section d'or» et «rectangle d'or». 6, record 1, French, - nombre%20d%27or
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas
- Diseño arquitectónico
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- número de oro
1, record 1, Spanish, n%C3%BAmero%20de%20oro
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- áureo número 2, record 1, Spanish, %C3%A1ureo%20n%C3%BAmero
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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