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I've heard of it, but unfortunately, I don't really understand in depth what it actually is. Could someone please help me with this? Thanks.
 
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TheBiologist said:
I've heard of it, but unfortunately, I don't really understand in depth what it actually is. Could someone please help me with this? Thanks.
Maybe, start by reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio
 
Here are two very entertaining (IMO) videos that introduce the Fibonacci numbers and the Golden Ratio in a very intuitive way:
Fibonacci numbers:


Golden ratio:


And there is a third video in the series that motivates other patterns.
 
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