Surd
Definition of Surd
| a. | 1. | Net having the sense of hearing; deaf. | | 2. | Unheard. | | 3. | (Math.) Involving surds; not capable of being expressed in rational numbers; radical; irrational; as, a surd expression or quantity; a surd number. | | 4. | (Phonetics) Uttered, as an element of speech, without tone, or proper vocal sound; voiceless; unintonated; nonvocal; atonic; whispered; aspirated; sharp; hard, as f, p, s, etc.; - opposed to sonant. See Guide to Pronunciation, 169, 179, 180. | | n. | 1. | (Math.) A quantity which can not be expressed by rational numbers; thus, ?2 is a surd. | | 2. | (Phon.) A surd element of speech. See Surd, a., 4. |
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