Extraction of roots

  • 1The extraction of roots — Extraction Ex*trac tion, n. [Cf. F. extraction.] 1. The act of extracting, or drawing out; as, the extraction of a tooth, of a bone or an arrow from the body, of a stump from earth, of a passage from a book, of an essence or tincture. [1913… …

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  • 2Extraction — Ex*trac tion, n. [Cf. F. extraction.] 1. The act of extracting, or drawing out; as, the extraction of a tooth, of a bone or an arrow from the body, of a stump from earth, of a passage from a book, of an essence or tincture. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 3Extraction — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Forcible egress. < N PARAG:Extraction >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 extraction extraction Sgm: N 1 extracting extracting &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 removal removal elimination extrication eradication evolution …

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  • 4extraction — noun 1) the extraction of gallstones Syn: removal, taking out, drawing out, pulling out, withdrawal; freeing, release, extrication Ant: insertion 2) the extraction of grape juice Syn …

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  • 5Dental extraction — Pulling Teeth redirects here. For the song, see Kill Em All. Dental extraction Intervention Surgical extraction of an impacted molar. NIDCR. ICD 9 CM …

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  • 6Methods of computing square roots — There are several methods for calculating the principal square root of a nonnegative real number. For the square roots of a negative or complex number, see below. Contents 1 Rough estimation 2 Babylonian method 2.1 Example …

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  • 7mathematics — /math euh mat iks/, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the systematic treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations between quantities expressed symbolically. 2. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) mathematical procedures,… …

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  • 8Jia Xian — triangle (Pascal s triangle) using rod numerals, as depicted in a publication of Zhu Shijie in 1303 AD …

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  • 9Omar Khayyám — Khayyam redirects here. For other uses, see Khayyam (disambiguation). Omar Khayyám عمر خیام A depiction of Omar Khayyám, in the works of Edward FitzGerald Full name Omar Khayyám عمر خیام …

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  • 10Root of unity — The 5th roots of unity in the complex plane In mathematics, a root of unity, or de Moivre number, is any complex number that equals 1 when raised to some integer power n. Roots of unity are used in many branches of mathematics, and are especially …

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