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): /ˈaɪsəpˌsɛfi/ === 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