a rectangle in which the rat io of the length to the width is the Golden Rat io
a rectangle which, can be cut into two pieces, one a square, and one a reduced version of the original rectangle, with the sides also in the Golden Ratio
a rectangle whose ratio of length to width is the golden mean
a rectangle with proportions that are two consecutive numbers from the Fibonacci sequence
a rectangle in which the sides fulfill the ratio 1: 1.61803
A rectangle that can be divided into a square and another rectangle with the other rectangle having the same aspect ratio as the original rectangle. A golden rectangle has an aspect ratio of 1.618:1. This ratio is also known as Phi, after the Greek sculptor Phidias (493 - 430 BC) who studied it. The shape of a golden rectangle is considered pleasing to the human eye. The United Nations Secretariat building in New York City is a golden rectangle. 35mm film, which has a dimension of 36mm x 24mm, has an aspect ratio of 3:2. If a 35mm image were to be cropped to the shape of a golden rectangle, its dimensions would be 36mm x 22.25mm.
A rectangle where the ratio of its length to its width is (1 + sqrt 5)/2 :1, i.e. about 1.618:1.
A rectangle in which the ratio of the sides is equal to the golden ratio. Such rectangles have many visual properties and are widely used in art and architecture.
A golden rectangle is a rectangle whose side lengths are in the golden ratio, 1:φ, that is, approximately 1:1.618.