Square root meaning in English

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Definition

(What is the) square root (of -124?): (What is the) number that when multiplied by itself equals (-124?) noun

Examples

  • "Horatio : What is the square root of the difference of Pi minus seven?"
Exercise 1
Choose the TRUE statements from the list below.

There may be more than one correct answer!

Choose the TRUE statements from the list below.

There may be more than one correct answer!
Icarus exclaims that his calculator isn't in his desk, nor is it in its usual place.
Horatio asks Icarus to help him solve the "square root of pi minus 7". The terms "square root" and "pi" are both mathematical terms. The square root of a number is a number that when multiplied by itself equals the first number. For example, the square root of 9 is 3. Pi is the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle (3.141…).
Icarus says several times that he can't find his calculator, and that it is "missing" from his desk. At the end of their conversation, Horatio implies that he has stolen it.

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