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radicand

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The number or expression whose square root or other root is being considered.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • 3 is the radicand in the expression #92;sqrt#91;n#93;#123;3#125;.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From radix (“root”) + -and.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: aniciando — number or expression whose square root or other root is being considered
  • Bulgarian: подкоренна величина (podkorenna veličina) — number or expression whose square root or other root is being considered
  • Catalan: radicand — number or expression whose square root or other root is being considered
  • Chinese Mandarin: 被開方數 /被开方数 (bèikāifāngshù) — number or expression whose square root or other root is being considered
  • Czech: odmocněnec — number or expression whose square root or other root is being considered
  • Esperanto: radikato — number or expression whose square root or other root is being considered
  • Finnish: juurrettava — number or expression whose square root or other root is being considered
  • French: radicande — number or expression whose square root or other root is being considered
  • Galician: radicando — number or expression whose square root or other root is being considered
  • German: Radikand — number or expression whose square root or other root is being considered
  • Icelandic: rótarstofn — number or expression whose square root or other root is being considered
  • Italian: radicando — number or expression whose square root or other root is being considered
  • Latvian: zemsaknes skaitlis — number or expression whose square root or other root is being considered
  • Polish: wyrażenie podpierwiastkowe — number or expression whose square root or other root is being considered
  • Portuguese: radicando — number or expression whose square root or other root is being considered
  • Spanish: radicando — number or expression whose square root or other root is being considered