isopsephy
noun/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.
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The practice of adding up the numerical values of the letters in a word to form a single number.
- Related terms
- gematria