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 — 1540s, from L. 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… … Etymology dictionary
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
