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Pythagoras

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Py·thag·o·ras  (p-thgr-s) fl. sixth century b.c.
Greek philosopher who founded a school in southern Italy that sought to discover the mathematical principles of reality through the study of musical harmony and geometry. The Pythagorean theorem is ascribed to him.
Pythagoras  (p-thgr-s) 580?-500? bce.
Greek philosopher and mathematician who theorized that numbers constitute the essence of all natural things. He developed the Pythagorean theorem and was one of the first to apply mathematical order to observations of the stars.
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Noun1.PythagorasPythagoras - Greek philosopher and mathematician who proved the Pythagorean theorem; considered to be the first true mathematician (circa 580-500 BC)
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Pythagoras, that in bright Greece, two thousand years ago, did die, so good, so wise, so mild; I sailed with thee along the Peruvian coast last voyage -- and, foolish as I am, taught thee, a green simple boy, how to splice a rope!
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
My lord, Pythagoras made his disciples keep silence for five years that they might learn to hold their tongues.
Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
Besides, this man, were he as mute as a disciple of Pythagoras, -- this man would be sure to have in the troop some favourite soldier, whom he would make his sergeant, the sergeant would penetrate the secret of the lieutenant, in case the latter should be honest and unwilling to sell it.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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