golden section
noun
: a proportion (such as one involving a line divided into two segments or the length and width of a rectangle and their sum) in which the ratio of the whole to the larger part is the same as the ratio of the larger part to the smaller
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Within poplar trees, for example, researchers modeling the golden section in plants found that the angle between a poplar branch shooting off a main stem was 34.4 degrees – which, when corresponding to a 90 degree angle, satisfied the golden ratio.
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Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
Modeling golden section in plants Bulletin of the Centre for Research and Interdisciplinary Study.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
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Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
Modeling golden section in plants Bulletin of the Centre for Research and Interdisciplinary Study.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Golden section.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golden%20section. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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