| radical sign n. Mathematics 1. The sign  placed before a quantity, indicating extraction of the root designated by a raised integer. When extracting a square root, the raised integer is customarily omitted.2. The radical sign together with a horizontal bar extending from its top to the end of the expression from which a root is to be extracted. |
radical sign
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(Mathematics) the symbol √ placed before a number or quantity to indicate the extraction of a root, esp a square root. The value of a higher root is indicated by a raised digit in front of the symbol, as in 3√
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| Noun | 1. | radical sign - a sign indicating the extraction of a root sign - a character indicating a relation between quantities; "don't forget the minus sign" |
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radical sign
n (Math) → Wurzelzeichen nt
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