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From w:Pythagoras|Pythagoras Greek mathematician and philosopher
Alternative spellings
Pythagoras�s theorem
Proper noun
en-noun|-|sg=Pythagorean theorem
- geometry 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.
- functional analysis A generalization of the Pythagorean theorem (1) to Hilbert spaces
Translations
Finnish: Pythagoraan lause
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Swedish: Pytagoras sats c
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