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Surd (?), a. [L. surdus deaf (whence the meaning, deaf to reason, irrational), perhaps akin to E. swart. Cf. Sordine.] 1. Net having the sense of hearing; deaf. [Obs.] “A surd . . . generation.” Sir T. Browne.
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2. Unheard. [Obs.] Kenrick.
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3. (Math.) 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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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.
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Surd, n. (Math.) 1. A quantity which can not be expressed by rational numbers; thus, √2 is a surd.
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2. (Phon.) A surd element of speech. See Surd, a., 4.
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