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tetraktys
The sum 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 (the fourth triangular number), held in reverence by the Pythagoreans (see Pythagoras). The tetraktys, or "holyfourfoldness," was taken to represent the four classical elements: earth, air, fire, and water.
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