tetractys

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A triangular figure consisting of ten points arranged in four rows, representing the fourth triangular number and having mystical significance to the Pythagoreans.

Word forms

tetractys

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τετρακτύς (tetraktús).

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