noun / adjective
radical
A mathematical root or its symbolic representation.
The radical sign appears above the expression.
Etymology
Radical literally concerns a root. Mathematics uses it for the root of a quantity and for the notation that requests that root.
More examples
- She simplified the radical before adding the terms.
- The lesson introduced radical expressions.
- Write the square root using a radical.
Forms
radical · radicals
Similar words
- root
- The underlying mathematical value rather than necessarily its notation.