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Pythagoras

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Noun

1. pythagoras

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

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noun
?580–?500 bc, Greek philosopher and mathematician. He founded a religious brotherhood, which followed a life of strict asceticism and greatly influenced the development of mathematics and its application to music and astronomy
noun
a deep crater in the NE quadrant of the moon, 136 kilometres in diameter

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Pythagoras

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6th cent. b.c.; Gr. philosopher & mathematician, born on Samos

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Pythagoras

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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.

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