PYTHAGOREAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pythagorean mean? 

• PYTHAGOREAN (adjective)
  The adjective PYTHAGOREAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to Pythagoras or his geometry

  Familiarity information: PYTHAGOREAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PYTHAGOREAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to Pythagoras or his geometry

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

Pythagorean theorem

Pertainym:

Pythagoras (Greek philosopher and mathematician who proved the Pythagorean theorem; considered to be the first true mathematician (circa 580-500 BC))

Derivation:

Pythagoras (Greek philosopher and mathematician who proved the Pythagorean theorem; considered to be the first true mathematician (circa 580-500 BC))

 Context examples 

A generalization of the Pythagorean theorem to more than two coordinates.

(Euclidean Distance Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)