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    Math Definitions -> S -> Surd

 Surd


A number that can't be simplified to remove a square root (or cube root etc).

Example: √2 (square root of 2) can't be simplified further so it is a surd

Example: √4 (square root of 4) can be simplified to 2, so it is not a surd