Pythagorean
English
Etymology
From Latin Pȳthagorēus (“pertaining to Pythagoras”) + -an. Compare Pythagoric.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɪˌθaɡəˈɹiːən/
Noun
Pythagorean (plural Pythagoreans)
- A follower of Pythagoras; someone who believes in or advocates Pythagoreanism. [from 16th c.]
Translations
follower of Pythagoras
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Adjective
Pythagorean (comparative more Pythagorean, superlative most Pythagorean)
- Pertaining to Pythagoras or his philosophy. [from 16th c.]
- Following the lifestyle advocated by the Pythagoreans; specifically, vegetarian. [from 17th c.]
Derived terms
terms derived from Pythagorean
- Pythagorean comma
- Pythagorean expectation
- Pythagorean extension
- Pythagorean field
- Pythagorean fraction
- Pythagorean hammers
- Pythagorean interval
- Pythagorean mean
- Pythagorean prime
- Pythagorean proposition
- Pythagorean quadruple
- Pythagorean scale
- Pythagorean square puzzle
- Pythagorean theorem
- Pythagorean triad
- Pythagorean triangle
- Pythagorean trigonometric identity
- Pythagorean triple
- Pythagorean tuning
Translations
of or relating to Pythagoras or his philosophy
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See also
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