Pythagorizing

Pythagorizing
Pythagorize Py*thag"o*rize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pythagorized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pythagorizing}.] [Gr. ?.] To speculate after the manner of Pythagoras. [1913 Webster]

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  • Pythagoreanism — /pi thag euh ree euh niz euhm/, n. the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, esp. the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios. [1720 30; PYTHAGOREAN + ISM] * * * Philosophical school,… …   Universalium

  • Pythagorize — Py*thag o*rize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pythagorized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pythagorizing}.] [Gr. ?.] To speculate after the manner of Pythagoras. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pythagorized — Pythagorize Py*thag o*rize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pythagorized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pythagorizing}.] [Gr. ?.] To speculate after the manner of Pythagoras. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Speusippus — (407 BC 339 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher. Speusippus was Plato s nephew by his sister Potone. After Plato s death, Speusippus inherited the Academy and remained its head for the next eight years. However, following a stroke, he passed the …   Wikipedia

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