square root

noun

a quantity of which a given quantity is the square:
The quantities +6 and −6 are square roots of 36 since (+6)×(+6)=36 and (−6)×(−6)=36.

square root

a number or quantity that when multiplied by itself gives a given number or quantity
2 is a square root of 4, usually written √4 or 41/2

square root

A number that, when squared, yields a given number. For example, since 5 × 5 = 25, the square root of 25 (written √25) is 5.

square root

A number that, when multiplied by itself, will result in a given number. The square root of four is two; the square root of one hundred is ten.

The square roots of many numbers, such as three, are irrational numbers .

First recorded in 1550–60

In previous tournaments, no one had been able to complete all 10 square root problems within the time limit.

Does a knowledge of botany necessarily involve a knowledge of square root and cube root?

I wanted to go through square root, but he said he didn't know anything about square root, and it wasn't any use, anyway.

You refused my help in square root, and are taking lessons in painting from Miss Hartwell.

Or, once more, the speed of each planet in its orbit is as the inverse square-root of its distance from the sun.

A common rule is that the rate rises as the square root of the distance, rather than in proportion to it.

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