Definition:Euclid's Definitions - Book X (II)/3 - Third Binomial

Definition

In the words of Euclid:

and if neither of the terms be commensurable in length with the rational straight line set out, let the whole be called a third binomial.

(The Elements: Book $\text{X (II)}$: Definition $3$)

Sources

• 1926: Sir Thomas L. Heath: Euclid: The Thirteen Books of The Elements: Volume 3 (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Book $\text{X}$. Definitions $\text{II}$