Pythagorean

English

Alternative forms

• (common misspelling) Pythagorian

Etymology

From Latin Pȳthagorēus (“pertaining to Pythagoras”) +‎ -an. Compare Pythagoric.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /pʌɪθaɡəˈɹiːən/

Noun

Pythagorean (plural Pythagoreans)

1. A follower of Pythagoras; someone who believes in or advocates Pythagoreanism. [from 16th c.]

Translations

follower of Pythagoras

• Esperanto: (♂♀) pitagorano (eo), (explicitly ♂) hipitagorano (eo), (explicitly ♀) pitagoranino (eo)
• French: pythagoricien (fr) m, pythagoricienne (fr) f

• German: Pythagoreer (de) m, Pythagoreerin (de) f, (Austrian) Py­tha­go­rä­er (de) m, (Austrian) Py­tha­go­rä­erin (de) f
• Volapük: (♂♀) pütagoran (vo), (♂) hipütagoran (vo), (♀) jipütagoran (vo)

Adjective

Pythagorean (comparative more Pythagorean, superlative most Pythagorean)

1. Pertaining to Pythagoras or his philosophy. [from 16th c.]
2. Following the lifestyle advocated by the Pythagoreans; specifically, vegetarian. [from 17th c.]

Derived terms

terms derived from Pythagorean

Pythagorean comma Pythagorean expectation Pythagorean extension Pythagorean field Pythagorean fraction

Pythagorean hammers Pythagorean interval Pythagorean mean Pythagorean prime Pythagorean quadruple Pythagorean square puzzle

Pythagorean theorem Pythagorean triad Pythagorean triangle Pythagorean trigonometric identity Pythagorean triple Pythagorean tuning

Translations

of or relating to Pythagoras or his philosophy

• Esperanto: pitagora (eo), pitagorisma (eo), (♂♀) pitagorana (eo), (explicitly ♂) hipitagorana (eo), (explicitly ♀) jipitagorana (eo)
• French: pythagoricien (fr)

• German: pythagoreisch (de), (Austrian) py­tha­go­rä­isch (de)
• Spanish: pitagórico (es)
• Swedish: pythagoreisk (sv)
• Volapük: (Pythagoras > Pütagoras >) pütagorasik (vo), pütagorik (vo), (♂♀) pütagoranik (vo), (♂) hipütagoranik (vo), (♀) jipütagoranik (vo)

See also

• Neopythagoreanism, Neo-Pythagoreanism