The “Pythagorean Theorem” is a well-known theorem connecting the lengths of the legs of a right triangle to the length of said triangle’s hypotenuse. The title above, which is the name I’ve almost always read, is named after the Greek philosopher Pythagoras. But other people around the world for millennia have also discovered that relation. Is “Pythagorean Theorem” the official name, or is there another official title that doesn’t use the name of any of the discoverers?
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Does the “Pythagorean Theorem” have a person-neutral alternate title
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"Gougu theorem" is a "person-neutral alternate title", but not sure if it's an internationally "official title".
From Wikipedia and another page in zh Wikipedia, in a right-angled triangle, 勾/"gou" in Mandarin is one of the short sides and 股/"gu" in Mandarin is the other short side, so gougu theorem doesn't include a person.
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Certain right triangle lengths (like 3-4-5) were known by the Babylonians and others in ancient times, but the Pythagoreans were the ones to prove it is true for ALL right triangles. It's also called the Gougu theorem but I'm not aware of a name that doesn't include a person.