Concept information
Preferred term
plastic number
Definition
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In mathematics, the plastic ratio is a geometrical proportion close to 53/40. Its true value is the real solution of the equation x3 = x + 1. The adjective plastic does not refer to the artificial material, but to the formative and sculptural qualities of this ratio, as in plastic arts.
(Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_ratio)
Broader concept
Synonym(s)
- minimal Pisot number
- plastic constant
- plastic ratio
- platin number
- Siegel's number
In other languages
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French
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nombre radiant
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/PSR-BDTFRKZ3-5
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