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Comment by tigerlily

8 hours ago

I once wondered what happens when you take x away from x squared, and let that equal 1.

I sat down and worked it out. What do you know golden ratio.

Oh and this other number, -0.618. Anyone know what it's good for?

It’s the negative of the inverse of the golden ratio. (Also 1 minus the golden ratio.) So, good for anything the golden ratio itself is good for.