tetractys
Meanings
noun
- 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
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek τετρακτύς (tetraktús).
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