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单词 golden mean
释义

golden mean

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noun

the perfect moderate course or position that avoids extremes; the happy medium.
golden section.

Origin of golden mean

First recorded in 1580–90

Words nearby golden mean

Golden Horde, Golden Horn, Golden Horseshoe, golden hour, golden lion tamarin, golden mean, golden mole, golden nematode, golden number, golden oldie, golden oriole
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British Dictionary definitions for golden mean

golden mean

noun

the middle course between extremes
another term for golden section
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for golden mean

golden mean

The desirable middle ground between any two extremes, according to the philosophy of Aristotle.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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