radicand

[ rad-i-kand, rad-i-kand ]

nounMathematics.
  1. the quantity under a radical sign.

Origin of radicand

1
1895–1900; <Latin rādīcandum, neuter gerundive of rādīcāre, derivative of rādīxroot1

Words Nearby radicand

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British Dictionary definitions for radicand

radicand

/ (ˈrædɪˌkænd, ˌrædɪˈkænd) /


noun
  1. a number or quantity from which a root is to be extracted, usually preceded by a radical sign: 3 is the radicand of √3

Origin of radicand

1
C20: from Latin rādīcandum, literally: that which is to be rooted, from rādīcāre to take root, from rādīx root

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Scientific definitions for radicand

radicand

[ rădĭ-kănd′ ]


  1. The number or expression that is written under a radical sign, such as the 3 in √3.

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