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Not much accurate information is known about Pythagoras because his life and works weren't recorded until centuries after his death.
It is believed that Pythagoras was the first person to refer to himself as a philosopher, which means, "lover of ideas."
He is most widely known for the Pythagorean theorem, which states that "a right-angled triangle the area of the square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the areas of the squares of the other two sides," in other words, a(to the power of 2) + b(to the power of 2) = c(to the power of 2).
Popular belief holds that Pythagoras also made important contributions in medicine, music, astronomy, and divination.
It is believed that Pythagoras was the first person to refer to himself as a philosopher, which means, "lover of ideas."
He is most widely known for the Pythagorean theorem, which states that "a right-angled triangle the area of the square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the areas of the squares of the other two sides," in other words, a(to the power of 2) + b(to the power of 2) = c(to the power of 2).
Popular belief holds that Pythagoras also made important contributions in medicine, music, astronomy, and divination.