isopsephy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈaɪsəpˌsɛfi/
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.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The practice of adding up the numerical values of the letters in a word to form a single number.