isopsephy
The practice of adding up the numerical values of the letters in a word to form a…The practice of adding up the numerical values of the letters in a word to form a single number.
/ˈaɪsəpˌsɛfi/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The practice of adding up the numerical values of the letters in a word to form a single number.
Origin
From Koine Greek ἰσοψηφία (isopsēphía), from ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) and ψῆφος (psêphos, “pebFrom Koine Greek ἰσοψηφία (isopsēphía), from ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) and ψῆφος (psêphos, “pebble”). The early Greeks used pebbles arranged in patterns to learn arithmetic and geometry.
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedgematria
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable