Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gougu theorem

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gougu the-o-rem
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Pythagorean theorem

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 勾股定理 (gōugǔ dìnglǐ), literally the longer and shorter legs of a right triangle theorem.

Origin

Source language: Chinese

Word Breakdown

Root: 勾股定理

Inflected Forms

Gougu rule (alternative)

Questions

What does gougu theorem mean?: Pythagorean theorem
Where does gougu theorem come from?: It is traced to Chinese.

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