isopsephy
English
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaɪsəsɛfi/
Noun
isopsephy (uncountable)
- The practice of adding up the numerical values of the letters in a word to form a single number.
See also
- gematria