单词 | radical sign |
释义 | > as lemmasradical sign radical sign n. Mathematics the sign √ used to denote a root of the number or quantity to which it is prefixed.Used by itself, √ indicates the square root; for the cube, fourth, etc., roots, appropriate numbers are added to give the signs 3√, 4√, etc.For the history of the sign, see F. Cajori Hist. Math. Notations (1928) II. 366ff. The sign appears in a form similar to the modern one in Christoff Rudolff Behend unnd hubsch Rechnung durch die kunstreichen regeln Algebre, so gemeincklich die Coss genennt werden (1525), and in an English context in R. Record Whetstone of Witte (1557) sig. Ll.iij ff. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > arithmetic or algebraic operations > [noun] > root > sign of radical sign1668 radical1781 root sign1848 1668 tr. J. H. Rahn Introd. Algebra 43 In the quotient subjoyn the surd part with its first radical Sign [Ger. unter sienem ersten zeichen dem rationalen]. 1679 J. Moxon Math. made Easie 173 √ A Radical Sign with an Index in it, signifies Evolution, as 2√: A − B: Is the Square Root of A. less B. or, 3√: A − B: is the Cube Root of A less B. a1746 C. MacLaurin Treat. Algebra (1748) i. viii. 44 Placing above the radical Sign the Number that denominates what kind of Root is required. 1936 M. I. Logsdon Mathematician Explains iii. 50 The roots given in the text are precise, and they cannot be given precisely without the use of a radical sign. 1997 D. K. Brumbaugh et al. Teaching Secondary Math. xiii. 350 A whole set of operations is available to deal with complex numbers. In the quadratic formula, the material beneath the radical sign is called the discriminant. < as lemmas |
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