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golden section

golden section The golden section is a proportion in which the smaller part relates to the larger part as the larger part relates to the whole.

The golden section is a proportion in which the smaller part relates to the larger part as the larger part relates to the whole. In historical psychology and aesthetics, it was applied to lines, shapes, the human figure, and even music as a relation thought to have aesthetic appeal, though its value was treated as variable rather than absolute.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Golden Section” (Goldens).
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