Definition of Pythagorean. Meaning of Pythagorean. Synonyms of Pythagorean

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Definition of Pythagorean

Pythagorean
Pythagorean Pyth`a*go"re*an, a. [L. Pythagoreus, Gr. ?.] Of or pertaining to Pythagoras (a Greek philosopher, born about 582 b. c.), or his philosophy. The central thought of the Pythagorean philosophy is the idea of number, the recognition of the numerical and mathematical relations of things. --Encyc. Brit. 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
Pythagorean Pyth`a*go"re*an, n. A follower of Pythagoras; one of the school of philosophers founded by Pythagoras.

Meaning of Pythagorean from wikipedia

- In mathematics, the Pythagorean theorem or Pythagoras' theorem is a fundamental relation in Euclidean geometry between the three sides of a right triangle...
- Pythagoreanism originated in the 6th century BC, based on and around the teachings and beliefs held by Pythagoras and his followers, the Pythagoreans...
- table Pythagorean comma Pythagorean hammers Pythagorean tuning Pythagorean cup Pythagorean expectation, a baseball statistical term Pythagorean letter...
- A Pythagorean triple consists of three positive integers a, b, and c, such that a2 + b2 = c2. Such a triple is commonly written (a, b, c), a well-known...
- Pythagorean tuning is a system of musical tuning in which the frequency ratios of all intervals are based on the ratio 3:2. This ratio, also known as...
- ancient Ionian Gr**** philosopher, polymath and the eponymous founder of Pythagoreanism. His political and religious teachings were well known in Magna Graecia...
- Pythagorean expectation is a sports analytics formula devised by Bill James to estimate the percentage of games a baseball team "should" have won based...
- A Pythagorean cup (also known as a Pythagoras cup, Greedy Cup, Cup of Justice or Tantalus cup) is a practical joke device in a form of a drinking cup...
- Pythagorean comma (531441:524288) on C In musical tuning, the Pythagorean comma (or ditonic comma), named after the ancient mathematician and philosopher...
- In musical tuning theory, a Pythagorean interval is a musical interval with a frequency ratio equal to a power of two divided by a power of three, or...