Square root
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The number which, when squared, yields another number.
"Near-synonym: √"
- 2 a number that when multiplied by itself equals a given number wordnet
- 3 The positive number which, when squared, yields another number: the principal square root.
"The square root of 4 is 2. No negative real square roots exist. Negative numbers have no real square roots."
Example
More examples"The square roots of 4 are 2 and −2, the square root of 0 is 0, and the square roots of −4 are 2i and −2i."