WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga
He ōwehenga huatau tēnei tapawhā hāngai:
E tino kitea ana te ōwehenga huatau i roto i ngā whare rangatira o nehe o te iwi Kiriki, Rōmana anō hoki. Hei tauira:
Mēnā kei te takiwā o te 1.61 te otinga o te whakawehe i ētahi taurangi e rua, ka kīia he ōwehenga huatau kei waenganui i aua taurangi. He nui te whakamahinga o te ōwehenga huatau i te mahi hoahoa whare me te mahi toi. Hei tauira, i te tapawhā hāngai huatau, ina whakawehea te tapa roa ki te tapa poto, kei te takiwā o te 1.61 te otinga. He huatau ki tā te karu titiro.
If the division of one variable by another results in a number close to 1.61, there is a golden ratio between those variables. The golden ratio is used a lot in architecture and art. As an example, if the long side of a rectangle is divided by the short side and the result is 1.61, then that is a golden rectangle. It is said to be pleasing to the eye.
ōwehenga - ratio
huatau - comely, suitable, elegant, graceful
Tuhia tētahi tapawhā hāngai, he ōwehenga huatau kei waenganui i ngā tapa.
Tuhia te ōwehenga huatau kia rima ngā mati ā-ira.