Definition:Euclid's Definitions - Book X (III)/2 - Second Apotome
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Definition
In the words of Euclid:
- But if the annex be commensurable in length with the rational straight line set out, and the square on the whole be greater than that on the annex by the square on a straight line commensurable in length with the whole, let the apotome be called a second apotome.
(The Elements: Book $\text{X (III)}$: 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 $\text{III}$