PYTHAGORAS' THEOREM


Meaning of PYTHAGORAS' THEOREM in English

< mathematics > The theorem of geometry, named after Pythagoras , of Samos, Ionia, stating that, for a right-angled triangle, the square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides. The square on a side means the square of the length of that side.

(2004-02-12)

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