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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. of or relating to Pythagoras or his geometry;
- Example: "Pythagorean philosophy"
- Example: "Pythagorean theorem"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pythagorean \Pyth`a*go"re*an\, a. [L. Pythagoreus, Gr. ?.] Of or pertaining to Pythagoras (a Greek philosopher, born about 582 b. c.), or his philosophy. [1913 Webster] The central thought of the Pythagorean philosophy is the idea of number, the recognition of the numerical and mathematical relations of things. --Encyc. Brit. [1913 Webster] Pythagorean proposition (Geom.), the theorem that the square described upon the hypothenuse of a plane right-angled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described upon the other two sides. Pythagorean system (Astron.), the commonly received system of astronomy, first taught by Pythagoras, and afterward revived by Copernicus, whence it is also called the Copernican system. Pythagorean letter. See Y. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pythagorean \Pyth`a*go"re*an\, n. A follower of Pythagoras; one of the school of philosophers founded by Pythagoras. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Pythagorean adj 1: of or relating to Pythagoras or his geometry; "Pythagorean philosophy"; "Pythagorean theorem"