root
- noun
- /ruːt/
- Specialized
- 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?
- And what if you have a root in your interval?
- They have square roots and fractions in them.
- That's why we've written here in the financer one over root over root form.
Examples
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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.
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And you can see that this is square root that is linear.
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Well, we could rewrite that as the third root of Y.
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Let's start by writing the square root as an exponent.
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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.
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To find the roots of the equation, we can use the quadratic formula.
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In geometry, the root of the length of each side helps to determine the dimensions of the triangle.
Synonyms
A number or numbers that make an equation true
Compounds
- Specialized
All the parts under the ground of a plant that hold it in soil and take water
- NSFW
A plant root people believe has magical or healing powers that people sometimes use as a drug
A plant root used to add a sweet, slightly bitter flavor to candies, drinks, and medicine
- Specialized
A group of nerve fibers at the back of the spinal cord that carry messages about feeling into it
- Specialized
A plant with a large part under the ground that people eat, like a potato or carrot
- Specialized
A fungus that attacks the roots of apple trees and makes them rot
- Specialized
A fungus that infects plant roots and causes brown rot in crops like peas or potatoes
- Specialized
Pain, weakness, and numbness in the neck and arm from a pinched nerve
- Specialized
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
- Archaic
A small plant with grasslike leaves whose bitter root was used to treat stomach pain
- Literature
A hairy plant from Europe and Asia with small yellow flowers and a root used in old medicines
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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
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A North American wild plant with toothed leaves and strong smelling roots used to add taste or to treat illness
- US
A North American plant with strong tasting roots used to flavor food or as medicine
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A small North American orchid with yellowish-brown flowers marked by dark veins, found from Arizona to the eastern United States
A tall plant with spikes of small white or purple flowers that lives for many years
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A North American orchid with pale yellow or green stems and almost no leaves
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A part of a plant that grows from a stem or leaf instead of the main root
- Archaic
A North American plant with small white flowers sometimes used in herbal medicine
- Specialized
A nerve branch at the front of the spinal cord that carries signals to muscles
- Specialized
Many thin roots growing abnormally near a plant's base, often caused by a disease called crown gall
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A part of a plant that grows from the stem above ground and holds the plant in place
A North American wild plant with long clusters of small flowers once used as medicine
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A small group of cells at the tip of a plant root that protects it as it grows through soil
- Specialized
A thin thread on a plant root that takes in water and nutrients from the soil
- Specialized
A mountain plant with thick pink-tipped leaves and yellow flowers used in herbal medicine
- Specialized
A plant with almost no leaves and pale yellow-green stems and flowers
- Specialized
A North American plant with strong spicy roots used for food and medicine
- Specialized
A group of nerves at the back of the spine that carries feeling from the body to the spinal cord
- Specialized
A North American plant with small white flowers whose roots people use in cough medicines
- US
A plant from eastern North America with small white flowers and roots used in medicine
A rough wild plant from eastern North America with large leaves and purple or dull red flowers
- Philippine
A climbing plant whose root has a poison used to stun fish and kill insects
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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
A wildflower with almost no leaves, red stems, and pale pink flowers with brown stripes
- Specialized
The front branch of a spinal nerve that sends movement signals to muscles
- US
A plant that lives many years with a thick knotted yellow underground stem and large rounded leaves
Surface Forms
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.