Pythagorean theorem
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Etymology
Named after Pythagoras, from , Greek mathematician and philosopher who by tradition is credited with theorem’s discovery and proof.
Proper noun
- A mathematical theorem which states that the square of the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of those of the other two other sides.
- A generalization of the Pythagorean theorem (1) to Hilbert spaces