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Pythagorean a. 毕达哥拉斯的 毕达哥拉斯的 Pythagorean adj 1: of or relating to Pythagoras or his geometry; " Pythagorean philosophy"; " Pythagorean theorem" 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 numerical and mathematical relations of things. -- Encyc. Brit. [ 1913 Webster] { 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 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}. { Pythagorean letter}. See { Y.} [ 1913 Webster]
Pythagorean \ Pyth` a* go" re* an\, n. A follower of Pythagoras; one of the school of philosophers founded by Pythagoras. [ 1913 Webster]
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