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 .
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): aggregation
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): radical
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): aggregation
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): radical
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Appendix: Table $7$: Common signs and symbols: radical
- 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Appendix $14$: Symbols