Square root… how many?
26 Sep 2005 · Posted in Mathematics
There has been some comments on the post √16 – how many answers?
According to the Oxford Concise Dictionary of Mathematics,
the notation √a is used to denote quite specifically the non-negative root of a
Yet another example of how math notation is our enemy…
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