Definition of square root in US English:
square root
nounˌskwe(ə)r ˈro͞otˌskwɛ(ə)r ˈrut
A number which produces a specified quantity when multiplied by itself.
Example sentencesExamples
- The sum of the square roots of any two sides of an isosceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side.
- The eleven chapters of Halifax's text dealt with topics such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, square roots and cube roots.
- What is the square root of sixteen?
- The square root of 2 is an irrational number because it can't be written as a ratio of two integers.
- Having taken then the square root of this which is 8, subtract from it half the roots, 5 leaving 3.