Pythagorean
[pi-thag-uh-ree-uh n] /pɪˌθæg əˈri ən/
adjective
1.
of or relating to , to his school, or to his doctrines.
noun
2.
a follower of .
/paɪˌθæɡəˈriːən/
adjective
1.
of or relating to Pythagoras
2.
denoting the diatonic scale of eight notes arrived at by Pythagoras and based on a succession of fifths
noun
3.
a follower of Pythagoras
adj.
1540s, from Latin Pythagoreus “of or pertaining to Pythagoras,” Greek philosopher of Samos (6c. B.C.E.), whose teachings included transmigration of the soul and vegetarianism (these are some of the commonest early allusions in English). The Pythagorean theorem is the 47th of the first book of Euclid.
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