isopsephy
Meanings
noun
- The practice of adding up the numerical values of the letters in a word to form a single number.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Koine Greek ἰσοψηφία (isopsēphía), from ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) and ψῆφος (psêphos, “pebble”). The early Greeks used pebbles arranged in patterns to learn arithmetic and geometry.
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