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Definition Pythagorean triple in American English

Pythagorean triple noun

noun
1

a triple of positive integers such that the sum of the squares of the two smaller ones equals the square of the third one

Example

6, 8 and 10 is a Pythagorean triple because 6ˆ2 + 8ˆ2 = 10ˆ2

Definition Pythagorean triple in American English