pythagorean

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: Py=thag=o=re=an

CIDE DICTIONARY

pythagorean, a. [L. Pythagoreus, Gr. .].

 Of or pertaining to Pythagoras (a Greek philosopher, born about 582 b. c.), or his philosophy.  [1913 Webster]
"The central thought of the Pythagorean philosophy is the idea of number, the recognition of the numerical and mathematical relations of things."  [1913 Webster]

Pythagorean proposition (Geom.), the theorem that the square described upon the hypothenuse of a plane right-angled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described upon the other two sides.<-- = Pythagorean theorem. --> -- Pythagorean system (Astron.), the commonly received system of astronomy, first taught by Pythagoras, and afterward revived by Copernicus, whence it is also called the Copernican system. -- Pythagorean letter. See Y.

pythagorean, n. 

 A follower of Pythagoras; one of the school of philosophers founded by Pythagoras.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

pythagorean, adj. & n.
--adj. of or relating to the Greek philosopher Pythagoras (6th c. BC) or his philosophy, esp. regarding the transmigration of souls.
--n. a follower of Pythagoras.

ROGET THESAURUS

pythagorean

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