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.

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

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

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