SURD, in arithmetic and Algebra, denotes any number or quantity that is incommensurable to unity: otherwise called an irrational number or quantity. See ALGEBRA, no 10, 11.
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SURD, in arithmetic and Algebra, denotes any number or quantity that is incommensurable to unity: otherwise called an irrational number or quantity. See ALGEBRA, no 10, 11.