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'''Tetraktys''' (τετρακτύς) is a [[Greek]] word meaning "tetrad". It refers to a triangular figure consisting of ten points arranged in four levels with one, two, three, and four points in each row. This was an important mystical symbol used by the [[Pythagoreans]]. | '''Tetraktys''' (τετρακτύς) is a [[Greek]] word meaning "tetrad". It refers to a triangular figure consisting of ten points arranged in four levels with one, two, three, and four points in each row. This was an important mystical symbol used by the [[Pythagoreanism|Pythagoreans]]. | ||
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Tetraktys (τετρακτύς) is a Greek word meaning "tetrad". It refers to a triangular figure consisting of ten points arranged in four levels with one, two, three, and four points in each row. This was an important mystical symbol used by the Pythagoreans.