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Pythagorean — means of or pertaining to the ancient Ionian mathematician, philosopher, and music theorist Pythagoras. See:Philosophy* Pythagoreanism an Egyptian influenced Neo Platonic philosophy named after the Greek philosopher and mathematician,… … Wikipedia
Pythagorean — Pyth a*go re*an, a. [L. Pythagoreus, Gr. ?.] Of or pertaining to Pythagoras (a Greek philosopher, born about 582 b. c.), or his philosophy. [1913 Webster] The central thought of the Pythagorean philosophy is the idea of number, the recognition of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pythagorean — Pyth a*go re*an, n. A follower of Pythagoras; one of the school of philosophers founded by Pythagoras. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pythagorean comma — (PC) defined in Pythagorean tuning as difference between semitones (A1–m2), or interval between enharmonically equivalent notes (from D♭ to C♯). The di … Wikipedia
Pythagorean tuning — is a system of musical tuning in which the frequency relationships of all intervals are based on the ratio 3:2. Its name comes from medieval texts which attribute its discovery to Pythagoras, but its use has been documented as long ago as 3500… … Wikipedia
Pythagorean expectation — is a formula invented by Bill James to estimate how many games a baseball team should have won based on the number of runs they scored and allowed. Comparing a team s actual and Pythagorean winning percentage can be used to evaluate how lucky… … Wikipedia
Pythagorean letter — Pythagorean Pyth a*go re*an, a. [L. Pythagoreus, Gr. ?.] Of or pertaining to Pythagoras (a Greek philosopher, born about 582 b. c.), or his philosophy. [1913 Webster] The central thought of the Pythagorean philosophy is the idea of number, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pythagorean proposition — Pythagorean Pyth a*go re*an, a. [L. Pythagoreus, Gr. ?.] Of or pertaining to Pythagoras (a Greek philosopher, born about 582 b. c.), or his philosophy. [1913 Webster] The central thought of the Pythagorean philosophy is the idea of number, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pythagorean system — Pythagorean Pyth a*go re*an, a. [L. Pythagoreus, Gr. ?.] Of or pertaining to Pythagoras (a Greek philosopher, born about 582 b. c.), or his philosophy. [1913 Webster] The central thought of the Pythagorean philosophy is the idea of number, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pythagorean letter — or Samian letter noun The Greek letter Υ which was, for Pythagoras, a symbol of the parting of the ways for vice and virtue • • • Main Entry: ↑Pythagorean … Useful english dictionary
