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Infinite fractions and the most irrational number
Mathologer
Mathologer uses continued fractions to show why the golden ratio is the most irrational number, comparing it with root 2, e and pi and pointing to where this shows up in nature.
Recommended as a clear, visual explanation of continued fractions and why phi is hardest to approximate by fractions.
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