Muchidzidzo pimanyika, Dudzirazivo raPythagoras, itsazaniso yakanyorwa naPythagoras inotaura hukama huripo pakati pemativi matatu egonyonhatu yakarurama. Zvichinyorwa sehukuru hwenharaunda, dudzirazivo iri rinoyorwa sezvizvi: Nharaunda yeskweya rine divi muzendami yakaenzana nekubatanidzwa kwenharaunda dzemaskweya maviri ane mativi ari pamakumbo maviri egonyonhatu yakarurama - (apa kuchirehwa makumbo anosangana pagonyo rakarurama). Dudzirazivo iri rinonyorwa setsazaniso inotaura hukama pakati pehurefu hwemativi a, b and c, inonzi Tsazaniso yaPythagoras: a 2 + b 2 = c 2 {\displaystyle a^{2}+b^{2}=c^{2}\!\,} Apa c anomirira hurefu hwemuzendami, a na b vachimirira hurefu hwemakumbo maviri anosangana pagonyo rakarurama. Dudzirazivo iri rakapiwa zita remurume wekuGreece anonzi Pythagoras anova ndiye anonzi akatanga kuwona hukama pakati pemativi egonyonhatu yakarurama. Asiwo kunonzi magodobori emasvomhu ekuBabylon akange achiziva zvohukama uhwu Pythagoras asati azviziva. Pari zvino hakuchina humbowo hunotsigira kuti vaBabylon vakanga vachiziva dudzirazivo raPythagoras kana kuti vakanga vamboshandisa ruzivo rwunotaurwa naPythagoras.