pythagorean
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3VERB + PYTHAGOREAN
apply
PYTHAGOREAN + NOUN
myth, theorem, triangles
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noun
A follower of Pythagoras; someone who believes in or advocates Pythagoreanism.
Plato could still speak the language of archaic myth. He could speak it, because he was a Pythagorean, and myth was their technical language.
Plato clearly distinguished the Orphics and the Pythagoreans.
adj
Pertaining to Pythagoras.
Pertaining to Pythagoras or his philosophy. [from 16th c.]
Following the lifestyle advocated by the Pythagoreans; specifically, vegetarian.
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5Plato could still speak the language of archaic myth. He could speak it, because he was a Pythagorean, and myth was their technical language.
WiktionaryPlato clearly distinguished the Orphics and the Pythagoreans.
WiktionaryPertaining to Pythagoras or his philosophy. [from 16th c.]
WiktionaryPythagorean thought was dominated by mathematics, but it was also profoundly mystical.
Tatoeba · #3479350You can only apply the Pythagorean theorem to triangles with right angles.
Tatoeba · #10532136