pythagorean : Idioms & Phrases


Pythagorean letter

  • . See Y.
Webster 1913

Pythagorean proposition

  • (Geom.), the theorem that the square described upon the hypothenuse of a plane right-angled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described upon the other two sides. = Pythagorean theorem.
Webster 1913

Pythagorean system

  • (Astron.), the commonly received system of astronomy, first taught by Pythagoras, and afterward revived by Copernicus, whence it is also called the Copernican system.
Webster 1913