黄金分割 (huáng jīn fēn gē) — (noun) golden section (a mathematical ratio used in art, architecture, and nature)

Definition

Examples

• 许多古希腊建筑都运用了黄金分割的原则。
  Xǔ duō gǔ xī là jiàn zhù dōu yùn yòng le huáng jīn fēn gē de yuán zé.
  Many ancient Greek buildings applied the principle of the golden section.
• 黄金分割在数学上通常用希腊字母φ表示。
  huáng jīn fēn gē Zài shù xué shàng tōng cháng yòng xī là zì mǔ φ biǎo shì.
  The golden section is usually represented by the Greek letter φ in mathematics.
• 大自然中很多植物的叶序都符合黄金分割。
  Dà zì rán zhōng hěn duō zhí wù de yè xù dōu fú hé huáng jīn fēn gē.
  The leaf arrangement of many plants in nature conforms to the golden section.