Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun golden_mean

2 senses of golden mean

Sense 1
golden section, golden mean -- (the proportional relation between two divisions of line or two dimension of a plane figure such that short : long :: long : (short + long))
       => proportion -- (the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole)

Sense 2
golden mean -- (the middle between extremes)
       => moderation, moderateness -- (quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes)