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Pythagorean

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Py·thag·o·re·an·ism  (p-thg-r-nzm)
n.
The syncretistic philosophy expounded by Pythagoras, distinguished chiefly by its description of reality in terms of arithmetical relationships.
Py·thago·rean adj. & n.
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Adj.1.Pythagorean - of or relating to Pythagoras or his geometry; "Pythagorean philosophy"; "Pythagorean theorem"


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