Definitions for golden mean
gold·en mean

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1. golden section, golden meannoun

   the proportional relation between two divisions of line or two dimension of a plane figure such that short : long :: long : (short + long)

2. golden meannoun

   the middle between extremes

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1. golden meannoun

   A position of balance between good and evil.

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1. golden mean

   The golden mean, also known as the golden ratio, is a mathematical concept that refers to a ratio of approximately 1.61803398875, found in many natural and human-made designs and structures. This ratio creates aesthetically pleasing proportions and is often used in art, architecture, and design. In terms of mathematics, it's the number you get when you divide a line into two parts in such a way that the whole length divided by the long part is also equal to the long part divided by the short part.

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1. Golden mean

   In philosophy, especially that of Aristotle, the golden mean is the desirable middle between two extremes, one of excess and the other of deficiency. For example courage, a virtue, if taken to excess would manifest as recklessness and if deficient as cowardice. To the Greek mentality, it was an attribute of beauty. Both ancients and moderns realized that there is a close association in mathematics between beauty and truth. The poet John Keats, in his Ode on a Grecian Urn, put it this way: "Beauty is truth, truth beauty," -- that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know. The Greeks believed there to be three 'ingredients' to beauty: symmetry, proportion, and harmony. This triad of principles infused their life. They were very much attuned to beauty as an object of love and something that was to be imitated and reproduced in their lives, architecture, education and politics. They judged life by this mentality. In Chinese philosophy, a similar concept, Doctrine of the Mean, was propounded by Confucius; Buddhist philosophy also includes the concept of the middle way.

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1. • Moderation
   • Proportion

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of golden mean in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of golden mean in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of golden mean in a Sentence

1. Horace:

   Whoever cultivates the golden mean avoids both the poverty of a hovel and the envy of a palace.

2. William Cowper:

   He that holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly between The little and the great, Feels not the want that pinch the poor, Nor plagues that haunt the rich man's door.

3. Horace:

   He that holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly between The little and the great, Feels not the wants that pinch the poor, Nor plagues that haunt the rich man?s door, Embittering all his state.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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