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The radical symbol √ (with a line over what you're taking a root of) denotes root.
The symbol without any other numbers, means square root, while with a number like 3√ means take cube root, 4√ fourth root, etc.
If you want to type this symbol in Windows, hold down the
You can also denote roots by fractional exponents: 1/2 power is the square root,
1/3 power is the cube root, etc and this works if you have an xy (exponentiation)
key on your calculator and want to compute roots.
The symbol used to make a root is √
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What is the symbol used to denote a set of integers?
Any symbol can be used to denote a set of integers. The set of all integers is denoted by Z, and the set of natural numbers by N.
What is the symbol used to indicate the positive square root of a number?
It is the RADICAL SIGN , its definition is - the symbol used to indicate a nonnegitive square root.
What is the name of the square root symbol?
The square root symbol (√) was first used in 1525, by Christoph Rudolff, and is called a radical.
What is the symbol used to represent the nonnegative square root of a number?
The radical symbol ( √ ) followed by a line above what's in the radical, designates positive square root.
What is square root of minus 4?
It is imaginary; we denote sqrt of -1 = i square root (-4) = ± 2i
