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rad·i·cand
(răd′ĭ-kănd′)n.
The quantity under a radical sign. For example, 3 is the radicand of √3.
[Latin rādīcandum, neuter gerundive of rādīcāre, to take root, from rādīx, rādīc-, root; see radical.]
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radicand
(ˈrædɪˌkænd; ˌrædɪˈkænd)n
(Mathematics) a number or quantity from which a root is to be extracted, usually preceded by a radical sign: 3 is the radicand of √3.
[C20: from Latin rādīcandum, literally: that which is to be rooted, from rādīcāre to take root, from rādīx root]
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rad•i•cand
(ˈræd ɪˌkænd, ˌræd ɪˈkænd)n. Math.
the quantity under a radical sign.
[1895–1900; < Latin rādīcandum, neuter gerundive of rādīcāre]
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rad·i·cand
(răd′ĭ-kănd′) The number or expression written under a radical sign, such as the 3 in √3.
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