Surd, n.(Math.) 1. 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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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.