Symbols:Arithmetic and Algebra/Square Root

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Square Root

$\sqrt n$


A square root of a number $n$ is a number $z$ such that $z$ squared equals $n$.


Note that the overline is technically an example of a vinculum, enclosing the argument of $\surd$ in parenthesis.

The $\LaTeX$ code for \(\sqrt n\) is \sqrt n .


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