surd

Example Sentences

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Surd, in truth, seems to capture something essential about Mr. Wiley, his distrust of reductive explanations.

From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2015

Abscissa Surd was as perfectly symmetrical as Giotto's circle, and as pure, withal, as the mathematics her father taught.

From Stories by American Authors, Volume 5 by James, Henry

We will take them a journey which shall much astonish the venerable Surd.

From Stories by American Authors, Volume 5 by James, Henry

In front of me stood Professor Surd himself, looking down with a not unpleasant smile.

From Stories by American Authors, Volume 5 by James, Henry