Pythagorean mathematics · thesis 25.13

Thesis 25.13

Latin

Quilibet numerus planus aequilaterus animam symbolizat.

Copy-text: Farmer 1998, line 17022

English

Every plane equilateral number is a symbol of the soul.

'numerus planus aequilaterus', literally 'plane equilateral number', i.e. a square number; sense checked against farmer1998:17086.

Translation: machine-drafted 2026-09-26 by TRANSLATOR-T04b; sense checked against farmer1998:17086; awaiting human check

Attribution: reported according to the mathematics of Pythagoras (section 25 of the historical theses) · Pico's stance: reports

Discussed in

• Michael J. B. Allen, Studies in the Platonism of Marsilio Ficino and Giovanni Pico (2017)

Mention records in the corpus: 1 (deterministic harvest; see Method).

Farmer's cross-references

• 1.6 Anima separata intelligit per species sıbi a principio sui esse concreatas, quibus dum est in corpore aut nunquam aut raro utitur.