Pythagorean
A follower of PythagorasA follower of Pythagoras; someone who believes in or advocates Pythagoreanism.
» Pythagorean thought was dominated by mathematics, but it was also profoundly mystical.
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1 sensesA follower of Pythagoras; someone who believes in or advocates Pythagoreanism.
Pythagoreer, Pythagoreerin, Pythagoräer
пифагоре́ецpifagoréjec
Examples
2 sentencesPythagorean thought was dominated by mathematics, but it was also profoundly mystical.
You can only apply the Pythagorean theorem to triangles with right angles.
ruТы можешь применить теорему Пифагора только для прямоугольных треугольников. — odexed
Translations
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Origin
From Latin Pȳthagorēus (“pertaining to Pythagoras”) + -an. Compare Pythagoric.From Latin Pȳthagorēus (“pertaining to Pythagoras”) + -an. Compare Pythagoric.
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Forms
plural: Pythagoreans| Singular | Pythagorean |
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See also
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