Definition:Euclid's Definitions - Book X (II)/2 - Second Binomial
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Definition
In the words of Euclid:
- but if the lesser term be commensurable in length with the rational straight line set out, let the whole be called a second binomial;
(The Elements: Book $\text{X (II)}$: Definition $2$)
Sources
- 1926: Sir Thomas L. Heath: Euclid: The Thirteen Books of The Elements: Volume 3 (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Book $\text{X}$. Definitions $\text{II}$