Definition:Euclid's Definitions - Book VII/17 - Solid Number

Definition

In the words of Euclid:

And, when three numbers having multiplied one another make some number, the number so produced is solid, and its sides are the numbers which have multiplied one another.

(The Elements: Book $\text{VII}$: Definition $17$)

Sources

• 1926: Sir Thomas L. Heath: Euclid: The Thirteen Books of The Elements: Volume 2 (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Book $\text{VII}$. Definitions