Aichmophobia Aichmophobia Aichmophobia () is a kind of specific phobia, the morbid fear of sharp things, such as pencils, needles, knives, a pointing finger, or even the sharp end of an umbrella and different sorts of protruding corners or sharp edges in furnitures and building constructions/materials. It is derived from the Greek "aichmē" (point) and "phobos" (fear). This fear may also be referred to as belonephobia or enetophobia. Sometimes this general term is used to refer to what is more specifically called fear of needles, or needle phobia. Fear of needles is the extreme and irrational fear of medical procedures involving
Quadratic irrational number which this is true, hence the smallest number for which "q" is also an integer. Then: is also an integer. But 0 < ( − "n") < 1 so ( − "n")"q" < "q". Hence ( − "n")"q" is an integer smaller than "q". This is a contradiction since "q" was defined to be the smallest number with this property; hence cannot be rational. Quadratic irrational number In mathematics, a quadratic irrational number (also known as a quadratic irrational, a quadratic irrationality or quadratic surd) is an irrational number that is the solution to some quadratic equation with rational coefficients