It is called the golden ratio and has a mathematical base. The golden ratio is simply 1.6180339887498948482 (an infinite number) or its inverse, 0.618, and is represented by the Greek letter, phi.

The ancient Egyptians built the pyramids with the ratio of the height to the base equal to 1:1.618--The Golden Ratio. The ancient Athenians, those masters of architecture, built the Parthenon with its ...

The Golden Ratio exists within the human skull, says a team of researchers at Johns Hopkins University. But what is the mythical number, and what does it mean?

The golden ratio is an almost mythical number that you may have heard of in various areas of architecture or design. For example, many claim the ancient Greek Parthenon has numerous examples of ...

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To explain the golden ratio we asked our friend Joe from It's Okay To Be Smart to fill us in. - The golden ratio is the irrational number Phi and like Pi, it doesn't end. So instead of saying 1. ...