What is golden mean?

Question

What is golden mean?

Answer 1

The Golden Mean (or Golden Section), represented by the Greek letter phi, is one of those mysterious natural numbers, like e or pi, that seem to arise out of the basic structure of our cosmos. Unlike those abstract numbers, however, phi appears clearly and regularly in the realm of things that grow and unfold in steps, and that includes living things.

It has also been much favoured by artists and architect through the ages as it produces a form pleasing to the human eye.

The decimal representation of phi is 1.6180339887499

It is closely related to the Fibonacci series

Answer 2

Most probably, you are referring to the 'golden mean', or 'golden ratio', or 'golden section', a geometrical ratio that is aesthetically pleasing when applied to architecture or paintings.

Mathematically, it is expressed as the ratio

(a+b)/a = a/b

or approximately 1.618.

here's a Wiki reference:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_rati...

As another answerer noted, the 'golden mean' s also a cornerstone of Confucian philosophy

Answer 3

Golden mean may refer to:

Doctrine of the Golden Mean ((Chinese: 中庸; pinyin: Zhōng Yóng), a chapter in Li Ji, one of the Four Books of Confucianism.

Golden mean (philosophy), the felicitous middle between the extremes of excess and deficiency.  "aurea mediocritas".  Horace - "He who chooses the golden mean safely avoids both the hovel and the palace."

Golden ratio, a specific mathematical ratio (sometimes called golden mean).

The Golden Mean (novel), the third novel in Nick Bantock's series, The Griffin and Sabine Trilogy.

Golden Mean -  A position of precise balance between good and evil.

Answer 4

You mean

"what does golden mean?"

you should also give some type of context to your question.

Generally it means it looks or is made of gold.  Buy a dictionary

Answer 5

Golden means made from gold