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Preferred term

Tetractys  

Definition

  • A set of four; the number four; especially the Pythagorean name for the sum of the first four numbers (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 10) regarded as the source of all things. [OED]

Notation

  • 122160

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-Q73431VT-G

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