square root en · NOUN
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The number which, when squared, yields another number.
The square roots of 4 are 2 and −2, the square root of 0 is 0, and the square roots of −4 are 2i and −2i.
Near-synonym: √
In √a̅+̅b̅, the horizontal bar or vinculum is actually a parenthesis that groups a+b. Without it, √a+b might mean b+√a̅ or it might mean √a̅+̅b̅. Nevertheless, the square-root sign without the vinculum is often used[…].
a. 1992, Frederick Mosteller, “Writing about Numbers”, in John C. Bailar III, Frederick Mosteller, editors, Medical Uses of Statistics, second edition, published 1992, page 388:
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The positive number which, when squared, yields another number: the principal square root.
The square root of 4 is 2. No negative real square roots exist. Negative numbers have no real square roots.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| square roots | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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principal root · square number
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