radical sign

noun

: the sign √͞ or √ placed before an expression to denote that the square root is to be extracted or that the root marked by an index (as in ∛ or ∛ for the cube root) is to be extracted

Examples of radical sign in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These moments were not radical signs of social change, but helped to birth a movement of collective action that would drive the rest of the 19th century through labor unions, social reforms, and women’s suffrage. — Elizabeth M. Reese / Made By History, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1668, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for radical sign

• aconitine
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Kids Definition

radical sign

noun

: the sign √ placed before an expression in mathematics to indicate that its root is to be found