The principal square root of 9, the positive integer which is the square root of the number, is 3.
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The opposite of a square root is the square of a number. For example, the principal square root of 81 is 9, while the square of 9 is 81.
The principal square root is the non-negative square root.
The principal (positive) square root of 225 is 15.
The unique nonnegative square root of a nonnegative real number. For example, the principal square root of 9 is 3, although both -3 and 3 are square roots of 9.
If unspecified, the square root is the principal root, which is the positive root.