Pythagoras' theoremnoun [ S ]
uk/paɪˌθæɡ.ər.əs ˈθɪə.rəm//pɪˌθæɡ.ɚ.əs ˈθiː.rəm/UK US Pythagorean theorem(= a statement that in a right-angled triangle (= a triangle with a 90° angle) the square of the length of the side opposite the 90° angle is equal to the squares of each of the other two sides added together)
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