pythagorean

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Neo-pythagorean) were united by Philo in the religious Ethic as well as in the Cosmology.

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  1. Of or pertaining to Pythagoras (a Greek philosopher, born about 582 b. c.), or his philosophy.
  2. A follower of Pythagoras; one of the school of philosophers founded by Pythagoras.

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  1. of or relating to Pythagoras or his geometry

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  • Overall Seasonal Record: 46-24 (.657) 348 runs scored (4.97 per game) 263 runs allowed (3.75 per game) .636 pythagorean winning percentage Mitch Jones, with 221 home runs in his ten minor league seasons, made his long-awaited major league debut on Tuesday against Oakland, and even got a heartwarming standing ovation after he struck out. —  True Blue LA
  • [4] Evidence indicates that these early cultures had a firm understanding of mathematical principles such as the value of π, the pythagorean theorem and, formulae for area and volume. —  CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]
  • At the Rangers current pythagorean rate, they are a 159-3 team. and then we'd have to fight about it for two days … —  Lone Star Ball
  • They were projected to win 94 games last year base on their pythagorean record but underachieved severely. —  Baseball Analysts
  • With improvements on defense and pitching, even removing 17 runs from 2008, the pythagorean record still awards the team just 87 wins. —  SB Nation Featured Posts
 

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