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radical sign
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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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Noun1.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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Accordingly, training in Experiment 2 emphasized changes in the square root functions relating to the effects of combinations of negative and positive signs in front of and inside the radicals in conjunction with positive and negative constants inside radical signs.
 
 
 
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