Biography of Pythagoras
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Biography of Pythagoras
Gamze Öztürk and Students
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Pythagoras
The Ionian philosopher, mathematician, and founder of the movement known as Pythagoreanism, lived between 570 BC and 495 BC.
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Pythagorean theorem
His best known proposition is the Pythagorean theorem, named after him.
Pythagoras and his students believed that everything is about mathematics, that numbers are the ultimate truth, that everything can be predicted and measured through mathematics.
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TETRAKTYS
Tetractys (Greek: τετρακτύς), or tetractys of the decad ‘a, triangular shape arranged in four rows of ten points: the fourth triangle with one, two, three and four dots in each row is the geometric representation of the number. As a mystical symbol, it was crucial to the secret worship of Pythagoreanism. There were four seasons, and the number was also associated with planetary movements and music.
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Happy Pythagorean theorem!
16^2+12^2=20^2
16.12.2020
Biography of Pythagoras
Gamze Öztürk and Students
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