surds

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plural of surd
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An irrational number, especially one expressed using the √ symbol
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{n} an incommensurable number
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{a} deaf, unheard, foolish, incommensurable
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A voiceless consonant
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Net having the sense of hearing; deaf
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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
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An irrational number, especially one expressed using the √ symbol
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opposed to sonant
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A surd element of speech
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Involving surds; not capable of being expressed in rational numbers; radical; irrational; as, a surd expression or quantity; a surd number
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A quantity which can not be expressed by rational numbers; thus, √2 is a surd
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a consonant produced without sound from the vocal cords of speech sounds
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{s} voiceless (of speech sound); not able of being expressed in rational numbers (Mathematics)
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See Guide to Pronunciation, §§169, 179, 180
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{i} voiceless consonant, consonant produced without vibration from the vocal cords
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See Surd, a
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Unheard