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WhatisPhi?(TheBasicsoftheGoldenRatio)
May16,2012byGaryMeisner37Comments

PhiforNeoPhites:
Phi(=1.618033988749895),mostoftenpronouncedfilikefly,issimplyanirrationalnumberlikepi( =3.14159265358979
),butonewithmanyunusualmathematicalproperties.Unlikepi,whichisatranscendentalnumber,phiisthesolutiontoaquadratic
equation.

PhiisthebasisfortheGoldenRatio,SectionorMean
Theratio,orproportion,determinedbyPhi(1.618)wasknowntotheGreeksasthedividingalineintheextremeandmeanratioandto
RenaissanceartistsastheDivineProportionItisalsocalledtheGoldenSection,GoldenRatioandtheGoldenMean.

Phi,likePi,isaratiodefinedbyageometricconstruction
Justaspi() istheratioofthecircumferenceofacircletoitsdiameter,phi( )issimplytheratioofthelinesegmentsthatresultwhena
lineisdividedinoneveryspecialanduniqueway.

Dividealinesothat:

theratioofthelengthoftheentireline(A)
tothelengthoflargerlinesegment(B)
isthesameas
theratioofthelengthofthelargerlinesegment(B)
tothelengthofthesmallerlinesegment(C).

Thishappensonlyatthepointwhere:
Ais1.618timesBandBis1.618timesC.
Alternatively,Cis0.618ofBandBis0.618ofA.
PhiwithanuppercasePis1.6180339887,whilephiwithalowercasepis0.6180339887,thereciprocalofPhiandalsoPhiminus1.

Whatmakesphievenmoreunusualisthatitcanbederivedinmanywaysandshowsupinrelationshipsthroughouttheuniverse.

Phicanbederivedthrough:
AnumericalseriesdiscoveredbyLeonardoFibonacci
Mathematics
Geometry

Phiappearsin:
Theproportionsofthehumanbody
Theproportionsofmanyotheranimals
Plants
DNA
Thesolarsystem
Artandarchitecture
Music
Populationgrowth
Thestockmarket
TheBibleandintheology
Foranoverviewofkeycontentofthissite,readthearticle,Phi:TheGoldenNumberbyGaryMeisner,authorofwww.goldennumber.netand
developerofPhiMatrixgoldenratiodesignsoftware.
FiledUnder:Phi

Comments

1.

jonathansays
October30,2012at1:47pm
TheTheoryof0
Firstbeforeallwasthought.
Therewasnothing.=0
If0theninfinite
ifinfinitethenallnumbers
Ifnumbersthenseparationordifference
ifseparationthenequations
ifnumbersthenlines=I
ifpithencircles=Ocircleandline=
itshouldbenotedalsothatifyoumovethelefthalfofthecircleuptouchingonthelinewheretherighthalfofthecircletouchesyougeta
wave.Itiscommonlybelievedthatwavesmakeupthesubatomicparticles.Justsomemumbojumboinmybrain.Hopethishelpssomeone
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DMac01says
January14,2013at11:36pm
IgotitJonathan.verygood!
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Madisays
August28,2014at5:49pm
Isthissupposedtobeapoem?
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Justinsays
October14,2014at12:19pm
JonathanIalreadykneweverythingonthispagebutwaslookingforsomethingmore,yourpostwasit!!!Thankyou!
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Namisays
June30,2015at7:00am
Thankyou!!!!Reallyhelped
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Kinsonsays
July15,2015at1:11am
WowThatwasalmostacompleteparadigmshift.Ihavejustrecentlystartedresearchingnumbersagain,asIhadathoughtyearsago
beforeIknewanyifthis.IwasntbadatmathIjustdidntreallytryashardasIcould,butnonethelessIhadthoughttherewereobvious
shapesthatseemtopopupallaroundtheworldanduniverseandquicklybeganthinkingofgeometryandmathanddiscoveredPhi,then
myjourneystoppedaslifegotintheway
SomethinghasbroughtmebackandIcanthelpbutfeelIwasmeanttolearnmoreandexpandmyhorizonfurther.AsanyknowledgeI
canlearnaboutthefundamentals,theabsolutetruths,andallthatisseeminglyingrainedintonotonlyoursurroundingsandcosmos,but
intheveryvesselsthatallowus,theuniverse,thechancetoexperienceitself.Yourpostdidanabsolutefantasticpushinmynewjourney.
IthinkofhowitscreamsvolumesnexttoE=mc^2.Greatmind.
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2.

winniesays
January7,2013at3:52pm
Joe,reallynice.Gotlostatapointthough.
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3.

ferfosays
January24,2013at4:37pm

Silaluzsepropagaenmediodeondas+ydiosesLuzLaspartculassubatmicassonondasytodocrecearazndePhintonces.
Translation:Iflightpropagateswavesamid+GodislightandSubatomicparticlesarewavesandeverythingisgrowingbyPhi
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4.

Andreasays
January26,2013at2:58am
CantUnderstandJoe..!CananyoneEXPLAIN.!
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5.

RichardWarrensays
March2,2013at6:28am
Youcanalsousephitocalculatethecircumferenceofacircletowithin.04ofpi.
Itsprobablymoreaccuratethanpi.Whichprettymuchmakespiobsolete.
Gothegoldenmean!
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PeterHeddingsays
March5,2015at11:52am
Finally,someonesaidit.WereabouttocelebratePiDayagaininschoolsallacrossthecountry,therealonethistime,3/14/15,which
everyoneandtheirbrotherisfamiliarwith,butasjuststateditsrenderedobsoletebytheGoldenMean,Phiwhichnooneortheirwhole
familyeverheardof!Way,waybeyondmystifying.
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6.

larrycolemansays
March12,2013at2:15pm
PHIUNIFIESALLTHINGANDSUFFUSESALLTHINGS
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7.

Gayatrisays
July1,2013at12:35am
Hieveryone
Imin10thgradeandamdoingmymathprojectonPhi.IdliketoknowifthereareanyapplicationsofPhithatcanbeeasilydemonstratedto
anaudiencethathasneverheardofitbefore.Also,isthereanythingIcanmakeascaledmodeloftoshow?TheonlymaterialsIvegotare
thermocolandmodellingclay.Pleasereplytothisby6thJuly
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8.

Buckysays
July13,2013at7:50am
IthoughtPhiisonlyoneMathematicsconstant.
Icantbelieveitisassociatedwithsomanyinterestingthings!
Thanksforyourshare.
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9.

GregoryWeiglesays
August7,2013at8:03pm
GotoYouTubeandlookup,TheRevelationofthePyramids.ThatswhereIranintothisratioandwasdumbfounded.Greatdocumentary
andinformative.
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10.

NishantKapoorsays
August15,2013at1:48pm
thanksdidntknowthatphi.isassociatedwithsomanythings
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11.

Theosays
October16,2013at10:35pm
PHIistheuniversalnumberforAlllife.
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GaryMeisnersays
October18,2013at4:41am
Universalmeansthatitapplieswithoutexceptiontoallcases,whichtomyknowledgeisnttrue.Moreaccurateadjectiveswouldbe
pervasive,whichmeansspreadthroughoutordominant,whichmeansmain,majororchief.
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12.

'thedavincicode'broughtmehere.says
November5,2013at2:58am
totallyfascinated!!!!
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lammiisays
December9,2013at9:37pm
samehere
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13.

Jimsays
December18,2013at2:47pm
Ihavebeenveryfocusedonsacredgeometrythisyear.Ihavereceivedmuchguidanceregardingthecreationofgeometricformsandtheiruses.
Ilovehownumberspulltogethersomanydifferentaspectsoflife.LikePhiandthePythagoreanmusicalscale.Theyarebothabout5ths.The
relationshipbetween3and2.
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14.

Kalebsays
January5,2014at4:17am
nice!
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15.

Jasonsays
January19,2014at11:15am
TrueDimensionsofTheGreatPyramidofKhufuBase=777.03ft,Height=480.24ftCalculatedthroughPhi=1.618
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16.

Alexsays
August20,2014at6:17am
IsittruethatPHIisGodsbuildingblock.?
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17.

NoorZahrasays
February18,2015at1:54pm
Ifihavewordsconsistingnumbersof30,40,1thenhowwillicalculatethataccordingtothisgoldenratio?
Andwhatistheprocessofcalculatingthis,imnotgettingthis
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GaryMeisnersays
February18,2015at2:33pm
Tofindthegoldenratiosofanynumber,justmultiplyitby1.618anddivideitby1.618.Goldenratiorelationshipswith30arethusfound
at48.54and18.54.Youcanroundthatto49and19ifneeded.
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18.

AlbinoGiraffesays
February20,2015at8:33am
Thismindblewmesogood.Ilovetheorgasmiceffectitinstigatesinmymind.Trulyalargephenomena,andwillalwaysbeonmymind
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19.

jimcarlinsays
March14,2015at12:24pm
Ireadthemalebrainisaline
thefemalebrainisawave
vivaladifference
whichislanguageoftheheart
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20.

Lakrtzmthsays
June1,2015at12:41am
Phiisamazing.Butnobodyinmyyearknowswhatitis.Im10.
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PeterHeddingsays
June4,2015at10:56pm
Phiismuchmorethanamazing.Nobodyinmyyearknowswhatitiseither.Imfivedecadesolderthanyou.Justtoshowhowamazing,
Illgiveoneexamplefrommylifethatishappeningrightthissecond..ImaretiredhighschoolSocialStudiesteacher.Ididmystudent
teachingwithaguywhoisaVietnamvetwith3PurpleHearts,athreedecadedevoteeofParmahansaYoganandaandtheSelf
RealizationChurch,andmybestfriend.Thecitywelivein,wherehehasspentpracticallyhiswholelife,hasaCentralAve.Ifyoudropa
locationpinfromaGooglemapapponacellphonefor6180N.Centralitlandsinthemiddleofavenueitself,rightinfrontofmy
friendsSelfRealizationChurch.Theplacehehasbeenlearningtobeenlightenedformostofhisadultlife.Hewasmarriedthere,and
evenrenewedhisvowsthere.ButIcanguaranteethathewasnevertaughtthathisInternationalChurch,startedalmost100earsago,has
locationsworldwide,withaddresses,areacodes,zipcodes,phonenumber,etc.,alignedasmuchaspossible,wheneverandwherever
possible,withtheGoldenRatio,theDIVINEPROPORTION,1:1.618.HowdoItellhim?DoItellhim?Hell,Ivebeentryingtotellthe
AdministratorofthisverywebsitethathisbeliefsystemisjustasensnaredwiththeGoldenMeanasmyfriendsOrganizedReligion,as
theyallare.ThebeliefsystemresponsibleistheoldestofthemalltheMasterArchitectoftheUniverse,theancientEgyptiangodPTAH,
PatronofMemphis,andofartisansandcraftsmen,whobuilttheTempleAeigyptosinitshonor,andpracticallyeverythingelseever
since.
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21.

Namisays
June30,2015at6:59am
TheDaVinciCodedoeswonders!!!Thankyou@jonathan,ithelpedalot!!
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22.

jimcarlinsays
July16,2015at11:48am
Occamsrazor=bebrief
overlappingellipses=symbolforempathy
thereisagoodorderlydirection=asafeuniverse

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23.

LeoDarnellsays
July28,2015at6:08am
ExcellentarticleaboutPhi.Metoo,IfinditinterestingtoknowthatitsnotonlyforMathematics,itcanbelinkedtonumeroususefulfactors.
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24.

Andreasays
September22,2015at8:51am
WenamedmysonPhiafterthisequation..Nowerenotmathnerdsorphilosophers,justappreciatethingsforwhattheyareandknewmyson
deservedauniquename,howeverIwantedsomethingwithmeaningbehindit.Afriendbroughtthistoourattentionaftermyhusbandwanted
tonamehimFi,afteraFooFighterssong( ),buticouldntgetdownwiththespelling.Afterstudyinguponthisanddiscoveringthatnotonly
isphipresentinalmosteverythingthroughouttheuniverse,wealsocameacrossthepartthatstatedthatPhiishardwiredinourDNAto
influencehowwepercievebeauty,andfurthermore,thatdoctorsusethesephiproportionsduringcosmeticsurgeriesBCitissuch,andknew
thatthiswasthenameforhim,BCinessence,Phi=beautytothehumanmind..Ihaveonlycomeacrossoneotherpersonwhoknewwherehis
namecamefromandwhatPhiis(aDratthehospitalwherehewasborn,gofigure)butIenjoyexplainingitinlamenstermseverytimewere
askedwhereitcamefrom.
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Andreasays
September22,2015at9:05am
IalsothoughtabouttheironythathewasalsoborninMarch2014..3/14,pi.Itwasdefinitelyfateforhimtoreceivethisname.
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25.

CalJohnsonsays
November9,2015at10:35am
awesome!!!67yearsoldandlearningthingseveryday.PHIisnewandexcitingforme.
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