Pythagoras
See also: Pýþagóras
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Πυθαγόρας (Puthagóras).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /paɪˈθæɡ.əɹ.əs/
- (US) IPA(key): /pɪˈθæɡ.əɹ.əs/ or IPA(key): /paɪˈθæ.ɡɚ.əs/
Proper noun
Pythagoras
- An Ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher
- (mathematics, colloquial) Pythagoras' theorem.
- Serge Lang and Gene Murrow (1988) Geometry, →ISBN, page 203: “By Pythagoras, we find the length of the third side, |AB|2 = (2a)2 – a2 = 4a2 – a2 = 3a2”
- A male given name of mostly historical use, and a transliteration from modern Greek.
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
Ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher
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Czech
Proper noun
Pythagoras m
Swedish
Proper noun
Pythagoras
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