the golden section of a line
Preserved but no longer current.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “the golden section of a line” mean?
Its division into ^°. such parts that the area of the rectang e contained by the smaller segment and the whole line equals that of the square on the larger segment. (Euclid, ii.
Is “the golden section of a line” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.