\begin{definition}[Definition:Neo-Pythagoreanism]
'''Neo-Pythagoreanism''' was a school of philosophy which revived the teachings of {{AuthorRef|Pythagoras of Samos|Pythagoras}}.
It flourished mainly in the 1st and 2nd centuries C.E.
Its influence on mathematics was to associate the numbers with mystical properties, effectively adding a religious aspect to the subject.
Its influence upon the Western mathematical tradition was considerably greater than it might have been, in part because of the popularity of {{AuthorRef|Nicomachus of Gerasa|Nicomachus's}} {{BookLink|Introduction to Arithmetic|Nicomachus of Gerasa}}.
Category:Definitions/Schools
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