Hippasus of Metapontum (/ ˈhɪpəsəs /; Ancient Greek: Ἵππασος ὁ Μεταποντῖνος, Híppasos; c. 530 – c. 450 BC) [1] was a Greek philosopher and early follower of Pythagoras. [2][3] Little is known about his life or his beliefs, but he is sometimes credited with the discovery of the existence of irrational numbers.

希伯斯（音译希帕索斯Hippasus，生卒年月不详）是一名古希腊数学家，毕达哥拉斯的得意门生，发现无理数第一人。 据说希伯斯因发现无理数推翻毕达哥拉斯学派理论导致自己被老师毕达哥拉斯的忠实门徒扔进地中海淹死。

希帕索斯 （英語： Hippasus，？ —？ ），生活於大約公元前500年，属于 毕达哥拉斯学派 門生，发现 无理数 的第一人。 公元前5世纪，畢達哥拉斯學派認為“万物皆数”，世界上只有整数和分数（有理數）。 而希帕索斯却发现了令人震惊的“无限不循环小数”（ ），即無理数，令该学派感到恐慌，并引发了 第一次数学危机 [1]。 有传言说最终希帕索斯被自己的老師 畢達哥拉斯 判決丟到 愛琴海 而死（此说法存疑，因为毕达哥拉斯先于希帕索斯去世约四十五年）。 也有說法是被學 …

Hippasus of Metapontum (flourished c. 500 bc) was a philosopher and an early follower of Pythagoras. He was coupled by Aristotle with Heraclitus in identifying fire as the first element in the universe. Some traditions say that he was drowned after revealing a mathematical secret of the Pythagorean brotherhood.

2024年6月13日 · The ancient scholar Hippasus of Metapontum was punished with death for his discovery of irrational numbers—or at least that’s the legend. What actually happened in the fifth century B.C.E. is far...

2023年10月19日 · In the 5th century BC, the philosopher Hippasus discovered that some numbers could not be expressed as a ratio of two different numbers, and thus were irrational. This discovery contradicted the Pythagorean belief that everything could be understood through numbers, and as a result, Hippasus was killed by the Pythagoreans.

希伯斯：音译 希帕索斯 （Hippasus，出生年代： 前625~前547），生卒（cù）年月不详，毕达哥拉斯（Pythagoras）的得意门生，无理数的发现者。 （资料）希伯斯与无理数：伟大的数学家——毕达哥拉斯认为：世界上只存在整数和分数，除此以外，没有别的什么数了。

Hippasus of Metapontum (/ˈhɪpəsəs/; Greek: Ἵππασος ὁ Μεταποντῖνος, Híppasos; c. 530 – c. 450 BC) [1] was a Pythagorean philosopher. [2] . Little is known about his life or his beliefs, but he is sometimes credited with the discovery of the existence of irrational numbers.

2024年9月27日 · 希伯斯，音译希帕索斯（Hippasus），毕氏学派的成员、毕达哥拉斯的学生，希腊数学家。 公元前450年，希伯斯发现等腰直角三角形的直角边与斜边之比无公度，在世界上最早发现了无理数。

2024年12月24日 · Hippasus of Metapontum was a Greek philosopher and mathematician who lived in the 5th century BCE. He was a member of the Pythagorean school of thought and is remembered for his contributions to the fields of mathematics and philosophy.