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root

root

34 8.2
A number that solves an equation
  • noun
  • /ruːt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : raíz
  • So what is the product of the roots of a quadratic equation?
  • square root
  • root of 2
  • root mean square error

And what if you have a root in your interval?

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Examples

  • For example, 7 x 7 = 49, so the square root of 49 is 7.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • So now I take the square roots of my answer.

  • And you can see that this is square root that is linear.

  • Well, we could rewrite that as the third root of Y.

  • Let's start by writing the square root as an exponent.

  • One recent work argues that realpolitik thinking in China may have its roots in the dynastic era.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The square root of 16 is 4, since 4 multiplied by itself gives 16.

  • To find the roots of the equation, we can use the quadratic formula.

  • In geometry, the root of the length of each side helps to determine the dimensions of the triangle.

Synonyms

solution
vsroot
  • Specialized
30 6.4

A number or numbers that make an equation true

is a single value that satisfies an equation rather than a set

Compounds

54 2.3

A sweet fizzy drink without alcohol flavored with root and herb extracts

root cause
  • Specialized
35 3.6

The main reason why a problem happens

root canal
  • Specialized
17 3.5

A channel inside a tooth root that has nerves and blood vessels

square root
  • Specialized
11 3.4

A number that when multiplied by itself gives a given number

8 4.3

A cool underground room that keeps vegetables like potatoes and carrots fresh

A vegetable that grows under the ground like a carrot or potato

root system
  • Specialized
4 3.4

All the parts under the ground of a plant that hold it in soil and take water

4 2.9

A cold drink of root beer with a scoop of ice cream

3 3.2

A large bumpy root vegetable with a mild celery taste used in cooking

cube root
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A number that when multiplied by itself twice gives a given number

1 9.9

A plant root people believe has magical or healing powers that people sometimes use as a drug

root rot
  • Specialized
1 5.0

A disease that makes plant roots soft and brown after too much water

1 3.9

A plant root used to add a sweet, slightly bitter flavor to candies, drinks, and medicine

The origin in the past from which something developed

1 4.0

A starchy root vegetable eaten as a main food in tropical regions

1 5.3

People use a dried, roasted root instead of coffee to add flavor

dorsal root
  • Specialized
1 8.1

A group of nerve fibers at the back of the spinal cord that carry messages about feeling into it

root crop
  • Specialized
1 3.4

A plant with a large part under the ground that people eat, like a potato or carrot

root word
  • Specialized
1 4.2

The basic form of a word after removing beginnings and endings

A thick root from the blueberry plant once used in traditional medicine

black root rot fungus
  • Specialized
8.5

A fungus that attacks the roots of apple trees and makes them rot

Hard wood from a shrub that people use to make tobacco pipes

brown root rot fungus
  • Specialized
7.4

A fungus that infects plant roots and causes brown rot in crops like peas or potatoes

7.4

Pain, weakness, and numbness in the neck and arm from a pinched nerve

characteristic root
  • Specialized
9.9

A number that makes a square matrix have determinant zero when subtracted from its diagonal entries

A plant that lives for several years with divided leaves and hanging brown-purple and orange-pink flowers

colic root
  • Archaic
9.9

A small plant with grasslike leaves whose bitter root was used to treat stomach pain

clover-root
  • Literature
9.9

A hairy plant from Europe and Asia with small yellow flowers and a root used in old medicines

coral root
  • Specialized
9.9

A wildflower without leaves that gets food from fungi and grows from a hard mass of roots underground

A small European plant like cress with knotted white roots that grows in damp places

crinkle-root
  • Specialized
9.9

A North American wild plant with toothed leaves and strong smelling roots used to add taste or to treat illness

9.9

A North American plant with strong tasting roots used to flavor food or as medicine

crested coral root
  • Specialized
9.9

A small North American orchid with yellowish-brown flowers marked by dark veins, found from Arizona to the eastern United States

9.9

A tall plant with spikes of small white or purple flowers that lives for many years

derris root
  • Specialized
9.9

The root of a climbing plant used to make a natural insect poison

early coral root
  • Specialized
9.9

A North American orchid with pale yellow or green stems and almost no leaves

adventitious root
  • Specialized
8.2

A part of a plant that grows from a stem or leaf instead of the main root

ague root
  • Archaic
9.9

A North American plant with small white flowers sometimes used in herbal medicine

anterior root
  • Specialized
9.3

A nerve branch at the front of the spinal cord that carries signals to muscles

hairy root
  • Specialized
8.9

Many thin roots growing abnormally near a plant's base, often caused by a disease called crown gall

A white root grated to give sauces or meat a strong hot taste

A family background from a culture that is not White Protestant

prop root
  • Specialized
7.5

A part of a plant that grows from the stem above ground and holds the plant in place

A small wild plant with purple flowers that grows in European meadows

A North American wild plant with long clusters of small flowers once used as medicine

root cap
  • Specialized
6.8

A small group of cells at the tip of a plant root that protects it as it grows through soil

A vegetable with a large, round root that people eat instead of potatoes

root climber
  • Specialized
6.1

A plant that grows up walls using small roots that stick to surfaces

root hair
  • Specialized
4.1

A thin thread on a plant root that takes in water and nutrients from the soil

rose-root
  • Specialized
9.9

A mountain plant with thick pink-tipped leaves and yellow flowers used in herbal medicine

pale coral root
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant with almost no leaves and pale yellow-green stems and flowers

9.9

A tall plant with blue berries and a thick root used as medicine

A white root vegetable like a carrot that you eat raw or cooked

pepper root
  • Specialized
9.6

A North American plant with strong spicy roots used for food and medicine

9.9

A North American plant with bright orange flowers used as a medicine

posterior root
  • Specialized
9.5

A group of nerves at the back of the spine that carries feeling from the body to the spinal cord

The dried part of a plant used to flavor drinks and herbal medicines

senega root
  • Specialized
9.9

A North American plant with small white flowers whose roots people use in cough medicines

9.9

A plant from eastern North America with small white flowers and roots used in medicine

9.9

A rough wild plant from eastern North America with large leaves and purple or dull red flowers

tuba root
  • Philippine
9.9

A climbing plant whose root has a poison used to stun fish and kill insects

spinal nerve root
  • Specialized
4.6

A nerve that comes out of the spinal cord, joins another nerve, and carries messages to and from the body

A small plant with leafless stems that grows in North American forests and has white flowers with purple spots

squaw root
  • NSFW
9.9

A tall herb with blue berries and a thick knotty root once used as medicine

9.9

A strong-smelling upright plant with toothed leaves and yellow flowers

stone-root
  • Specialized
9.9

A forest plant with strong-smelling leaves and yellow flowers

A wildflower with almost no leaves, red stems, and pale pink flowers with brown stripes

6.0

A thick bright yellow root used as a spice and traditional medicine

unicorn root
  • Archaic
9.9

A plant with long thin leaves and a bitter root used to treat stomach pain

ventral root
  • Specialized
7.4

The front branch of a spinal nerve that sends movement signals to muscles

9.9

A plant that lives many years with a thick knotted yellow underground stem and large rounded leaves

Surface Forms

root singular
roots plural

Etymology

A root in math is a number that makes an equation true, and a helpful way to remember this is to think of the number as the 'starting point' or 'base' of the problem, like a plant root starts and supports the plant.