surd

sɜːd

Definition

Definition of surd - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

arithmetic

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irrational number expressed with a square root

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The number √2 is a classic surd.

irrational number

radical

linguistics

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consonant sound made without vocal cord vibration

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The 't' in 'top' is a surd.

nonvocal

unvoiced

voiceless

Adjective

phonetics

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produced without vocal cord vibration

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The sound is classified as surd in phonetics.

unvoiced

voiceless

mathematics

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irrational or not expressible as a rational number

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The square root of 2 is a surd number..

irrational

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Origin of surd

Latin, surdus (deaf or mute)

Examples of surd in a sentence

The expression contains a surd that needs simplifying.
In phonetics, a surd is voiceless.
The 'k' in 'sky' is classified as a surd.
The linguist explained the surd consonants.
Surd sounds are common in many languages.
The value of pi is a surd quantity.

Some roots of polynomials are surd values.

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French:nombre exprimé par une racine carrée, sourd, ...
German:irrationale Zahl, stimmlos, ...
Italian:numero irrazionale, sordo, ...
Spanish:raíz irracional, sordo, ...
Portuguese:radical, sordo, ...
Chinese:根式, 清音的, ...
Japanese:無理数, 無声音の, ...
Arabic:جَذْر أَصَم, مَهْمُوس, ...
Hebrew:סוּרְד, חֲסַר קוֹל, ...
Russian:иррациональное число, глухой, ...
Ukrainian:ірраціональне число, глухий, ...
Hindi:सुरद, अवाक्, ...
Bengali:সার্ড, অস্বর, ...
Catalan:surd, sord, ...
Czech:odmocnina, neznělý, ...
Danish:irrational, ustemt, ...
Dutch:irrationaal getal, stemloos, ...
Greek:άλογος αριθμός, άηχος, ...
Hungarian:gyökös szám, zöngétlen, ...
Khmer:ចំនួនមិនសនិទានដែលសរសេរជាទម្រង់ឫសការេ, អសូរសំឡេង, ...
Korean:무리수, 무성의, ...
Persian:عدد گنگ, بی‌ارتعاش, ...
Polish:surd, bezdźwięczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):irracional, sordo, ...
Romanian:număr irațional, irațional, ...
Swedish:surd, tonlös, ...
Thai:จำนวนอตรรกยะ, ไม่สั่นสะเทือน, ...
Turkish:irrasyonel sayı, titreşimsiz, ...
Vietnamese:số vô tỷ, vô thanh, ...

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Definition of surd - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Adjective

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