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- DictionarySquare root/ˌskwer ˈro͞ot/
noun
- 1. a number which produces a specified quantity when multiplied by itself: "7 is a square root of 49"
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Inverse operation of square for finding the original base number
In mathematics, a square root of a number x is a number y such that ; in other words, a number y whose square (the result of multiplying the number by itself, or) is x. For example, 4 and −4 are square roots of 16 because . Every nonnegative real number x has a unique nonnegative square root, called the principal square root or simply the square root (with a definite article, see below), which is ... Wikipedia
