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Pythagorean

[ pi-thag-uh-ree-uhn ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to Pythagoras, to his school, or to his doctrines.


noun

  1. a follower of Pythagoras.

Pythagorean

/ paɪˌθæɡəˈriːən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Pythagoras
  2. denoting the diatonic scale of eight notes arrived at by Pythagoras and based on a succession of fifths
“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

noun

  1. a follower of Pythagoras
“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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Pythagorean1

1540–50; < Latin Pȳthagorē ( us ) (< Greek Pȳthagóreios of Pythagoras) + -an
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Example Sentences

Two high school students have proved the Pythagorean theorem in a way that one early 20th-century mathematician thought was impossible: using trigonometry.

In Plato's dialogue Meno, Socrates coaxes the Pythagorean theorem out of an uneducated boy by asking him a series of simple questions.

Fortunately, there’s a much easier way to use the Pythagorean theorem on a job site.

“Yeah, Pythagorean theorem,” Kelly cracked when asked what he had learned from his players.

And they defied Bill James’ Pythagorean Theorem of Baseball that projected them to go 76-86 based on their minus-51 run differential.

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