Pythagorean
Definition of Pythagorean
Pyth`a`go´re`an
a.
1.
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 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.
n.
1.
A
follower
of
Pythagoras
;
one
of
the
school
of
philosophers
founded
by
Pythagoras
.
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