Pythagorean theorem

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noun Geometry.

the theorem that the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.

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Origin of Pythagorean theorem

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby Pythagorean theorem

Pythagoras, Pythagoras' theorem, Pythagorean, Pythagoreanism, Pythagorean scale, Pythagorean theorem, Pytheas, Pythia, Pythiad, Pythian, Pythian Games

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How to use Pythagorean theorem in a sentence

Hence the entirety of "No One Else," a tune that is borderline Pythagorean in its balance and proportion.
Remembering Weezer’s ‘The Blue Album,’ A Garage Rock Classic, on Its 20th Anniversary|Andrew Romano|May 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Infinite Monkey Theorem has also landed praise in national publications including Wine Spectator as recently as last year.
Taste Off: Super Bowl State Wines From Colorado and Washington|Jordan Salcito|February 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A few years ago, I attended a party hosted by The Infinite Monkey Theorem.
Taste Off: Super Bowl State Wines From Colorado and Washington|Jordan Salcito|February 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In practice it appears that musicians tuned the tetrachord b-e of this scale with the Pythagorean two Major tones and leimma.
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music|David Binning Monro

This, however, is not a question of the method of the social science, but a theorem of the science itself.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive|John Stuart Mill
This was M. Comte's opinion; but it is by no means implied in his fundamental theorem.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive|John Stuart Mill
And Persius favours me, by saying, that Ennius was the fifth from the Pythagorean peacock.
Dryden's Works (13 of 18): Translations; Pastorals|John Dryden
A modern historian aptly remarks that the medicine of the present "embraces nothing but a theorem of investigation by the senses."
An Epitome of the History of Medicine|Roswell Park

Scientific definitions for Pythagorean theorem

Pythagorean theorem

[ pĭ-thăg′ə-rē′ən ]

A theorem stating that the square of the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other sides. It is mathematically stated as c2 = a2 + b2, where c is the length of the hypotenuse and a and b the lengths of the other two sides.

Cultural definitions for Pythagorean theorem

Pythagorean theorem

[ (puh-thag-uh-ree-uhn, peye-thag-uh-ree-uhn) ]

The theorem in geometry that, in a triangle with one right angle, usually called a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides.

notes for Pythagorean theorem

The theorem is often expressed a2 + b2 = c2.

notes for Pythagorean theorem

The simplest whole number expression of this theorem is called the 3, 4, 5 triangle. In a right triangle, if one side measures three units, and the second side measures four units, the hypotenuse must measure five units because 32 + 42 = 52; that is, 9 + 16 = 25.