quadratic surd

Noun

Meaning

quadratic surd (plural quadratic surds)

(mathematics) An irrational number that is the solution of a quadratic equation of the form



a

x

2


+
b
x
+
c
=
0


{\displaystyle ax^{2}+bx+c=0}

, where



a


{\displaystyle a}

,



b


{\displaystyle b}

, and



c


{\displaystyle c}

are integers and



a


{\displaystyle a}

≠



0


{\displaystyle 0}

.

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