isopsephy

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪsəsɛfi/

Noun

isopsephy (uncountable)

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

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