ἄτοπος

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ἀ- (a-) +‎ τόπος (tópos, place).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Adjective[edit]

ἄτοπος (átoposm or f (neuter ἄτοπον); second declension

  1. unusual, out of place
    • καὶ λοιπὴν τὴν ΔΖ μονάδα μετρήσει ὁ Η ἀριθμὸς ὤν ὄπερ ἄτοπον.
      So H will also measure the remainder, unit ΔΖ, despite being a number. This very thing is absurd.

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Derived terms[edit]

  • ἀτοπία (atopía, unusualness, extraordinariness, literally out-of-place-ness)

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