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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A divisor of a quantity that when squared gives the quantity. For example, the square roots of 25 are 5 and −5 because 5 × 5 = 25 and (−5) × (−5) = 25.
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- noun mathematics Of a number, another number which, when
squared , yields the original number; sometimes constrained to be the positive number when two solutions exist.
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- noun a number that when multiplied by itself equals a given number
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gangerh commented on the word square root
Can anyone tell me please how to put a square root sign in a word?
November 7, 2008
john commented on the word square root
Copy and paste this: √
To get a menu of special characters on a Mac, put the cursor where you want the character to appear, then select 'Edit -> Special Characters...' in the Finder. A window will pop up, in which you can select the character you want and click 'insert', and it'll appear.
November 8, 2008
gangerh commented on the word square root
Ta muchly, John.
November 8, 2008