radicandn.
/ˈradᵻkand/, U.S. /ˈrædəˌkænd/ Mathematics.
A number or quantity from which a root is to be extracted.
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1889 G. Chrystal Algebra (ed. 2) i. x. 182 We shall restrict the radicand, k, to be positive.
1937 J. H. Michell & M. H. Belz Elem. Math. Anal. II. x. 626 Denoting the quadratic radicand by X, so that X = ax2 + bx + c,..the function to be integrated may be denoted by R(x, √X).
2000 J. Van der Spiegel et al. in R. Rojas & U. Hashagen First Computers ii. 148 Square-rooting, which actually computes twice the root, uses one accumulator for the radicand (numerator), one for twice the root (denominator), and one for shifting.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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