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| the number or quantity whose cube is a given number or quantity: 2 is the cube root of 8 (usually written ³√ 8 or 81⁄3) | |
| the branch of mathematics that deals with general statements of relations, utilizing letters and other symbols to represent specific sets of numbers, values, vectors, etc., in the description of such relations. |
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| cube root
The number whose cube is equal to a given number. For example, the cube root of 125 is 5, since 53 = 125. |