isopsephy

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English

Etymology

From Koine Greek ἰσοψηφία (isopsēphía), from ἴσος (ísos, equal) and ψῆφος (psêphos, pebble). The early Greeks used pebbles arranged in patterns to learn arithmetic and geometry.

Pronunciation

Noun

isopsephy (uncountable)

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  1. The practice of adding up the numerical values of the letters in a word to form a single number.

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