- Radicand
A radicand is a mathematical expression whose root is being considered in a radical. In the expression
:
"ab" + 2 is the radicand. The radicand is the number or expression underneath the radical sign.
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Radicand
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radicand — [rad′i kand΄] n. [< L radicandum, neut. ger. of radicare, to take root < radix,ROOT1] the quantity under a radical sign … English World dictionary
radicand — noun Etymology: Latin radicandum, neuter of radicandus, gerundive of radicari Date: 1889 the quantity under a radical sign … New Collegiate Dictionary
Radicand — Racine d un nombre En mathématiques, une racine n ième d un nombre a est un nombre b tel que bn = a, où n est un entier naturel non nul, Selon que l on travaille dans l ensemble des réels positifs, l ensemble des réels ou l ensemble des complexes … Wikipédia en Français
radicand — /rad i kand , rad i kand /, n. Math. the quantity under a radical sign. [1895 1900; < L radicandum, neut. gerundive of radicare, deriv. of radix ROOT1] * * * … Universalium
radicand — noun The number or expression whose square root or other root is being considered; e.g. The 3 in … Wiktionary
radicand — ra|di|cand Mot Agut Nom masculí … Diccionari Català-Català
radicand — rad·i·cand … English syllables
radicand — rad•i•cand [[t]ˈræd ɪˌkænd, ˌræd ɪˈkænd[/t]] n. Math. math. the quantity under a radical sign • Etymology: 1895–1900; < L rādīcandum, neut. gerundive of rādīcāre … From formal English to slang
radicand — ˈradəˌkand, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: Latin radicandum, neuter of radicandus, gerundive of radicare, radicari to take root : the quantity under a radical sign … Useful english dictionary
Shifting nth-root algorithm — The shifting nth root algorithm is an algorithm for extracting the n th root of a positive real number which proceeds iteratively by shifting in n digits of the radicand, starting with the most significant, and produces one digit of the root on… … Wikipedia
