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radicand

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

noun

Mathematics.
  1. the quantity under a radical sign.


radicand

/ ˌrædɪˈkænd; ˈrædɪˌkænd /

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

radicand

/ ăĭ-ăԻ′ /

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

Origin of radicand1

1895–1900; < Latin īԻܳ, neuter gerundive of ī, derivative of ī root 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of radicand1

C20: from Latin īԻܳ , literally: that which is to be rooted, from ī to take root, from ī root

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