Meanings
nounPythagorean triple (plural Pythagorean triples)
plural Pythagorean triples
- mathematicsA set of three positive integers a, b and c, for which a²+b²=c².
Translations
Bulgarian питагорова тройка
- питагорова тройка (pitagorova trojka)set of three positive integers
Dutch pythagorees drietal
- pythagorees drietalset of three positive integers
Finnish Pythagoraan kolmikko
- Pythagoraan kolmikkoset of three positive integers
French triplet pythagoricien
- triplet pythagoricienset of three positive integers
Greek πυθαγόρεια τριάδα
- πυθαγόρεια τριάδα (pythagóreia triáda)set of three positive integers
Icelandic pýþagórsk þrennd
- pýþagórsk þrenndset of three positive integers
Irish triarach Píotagarásach
- triarach Píotagarásachset of three positive integers
Italian terna pitagorica
- terna pitagoricaset of three positive integers
Polish trójka pitagorejska
- trójka pitagorejskaset of three positive integers
Russian пифаго́рова тро́йка
- пифаго́рова тро́йка (pifagórova trójka)set of three positive integers
Cite this entry
APA
Pythagorean triple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pythagorean%20triple
MLA
“Pythagorean triple.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pythagorean%20triple. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pythagorean triple,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pythagorean%20triple.
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