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surd

/sɜːd/ · noun

Meaning

  1. An irrational number, especially one expressed using the √ symbol.
  2. A voiceless consonant.
  3. Lacking the sense of hearing; deaf.
  4. Unheard
  5. Involving surds, or irrational numbers; not capable of being expressed in rational numbers.
  6. Unvoiced; voiceless

Etymology / origin

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Related words

voiceless(English)unvoiced(English)voiceless consonant(English)quadratic surd(English)sursolid(English)radical(English)square root(English)sqrt(English)conjugate(English)formula(English)county(English)number(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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