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pythagorize 

to cut across the diagonal rather than follow perpendicular sides, saving distance
Those ugly brown paths are caused by students who pythagorize across the grass.

You'll save twenty miles and half an hour if you pythagorize up the turnpike instead of taking 35 and 75.
pythagorize by Pythagoras of Samos January 20, 2009
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pythagorize 

To use the pythagorian theorem.
Clabaugh: Mr. Liptack, how do we solve question #2?
Mr. Liptack: Just Pythagorize it!!

Pythagorize 

The use of the pythagorean theorem, which is a^2 + b^2 = c^2.
Side A is 3, side B is 4, pythagorize you get 5.

whats the opposite of reslove? pythagorize!

say something like pythagorize.
Pythagorize by iheartneals April 10, 2008

pythagorize 

1) to conduct the pythagoreon theorem on a right triangle

2) to viciously insult/attack a fellow member of your geometry class

Originated in Mr. A's 9th Grade Geometry Period 2 class in 2007.
Teacher says: "Now, to find the variable x, simply pythagorize this right triangle."

or

Geometry Student says: "Shut up or I will pythagorize you!"
pythagorize by YourMom! March 7, 2007

Pythagorize 

To use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the lengths of sides in right triangles, in attempt to solve a mathematical problem.
Once you find that the lengths of the legs are 6 and 7.2, just Pythagorize it!
Pythagorize by Speedybanana93 February 25, 2010
The striver is an interesting phenomenon that is seen across college campuses. In essence, the striver is an over-achiever who comes from a working or middle class family. He may be an immigrant. He may have been a slacker in HS who was "born again" into an academic wunderkind. Or he may just be an over-achiever who is keeping at it.

The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.

The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
Anthony was a striver. He transfered from a TTT to an IVY and graduated in 2 years. He studied his ass off and went to Penn Law. He got a Biglaw offer. But lost it all because of an unmoderated mesasgeboard.

Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Striver by URM Striver January 3, 2009
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