Pythagoras

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(pi t̸hag′ə rəs)

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

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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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