Etymology
The word "hypotenuse" is derived from the Greek words:
Meaning and Origin
The hypotenuse is the side of a right triangle that is opposite the right angle. It is the longest side of a right triangle and is always greater than either of the other two sides.
The concept of the hypotenuse was first described by the ancient Greek mathematician Pythagoras in the 6th century BC. Pythagoras's theorem, which states that the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides of a right triangle, is one of the most fundamental theorems in geometry.
The term "hypotenuse" first appears in English in the early 17th century and is likely to have been borrowed from French or Latin. The word has been used in English ever since to refer to the longest side of a right triangle.
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