radicand

English

Etymology

From radix (“root”) +‎ -and.

Noun

radicand (plural radicands)

1. (mathematics) The number or expression whose square root or other root is being considered.

   3 is the radicand in the expression ${\sqrt[{n}]{3}}$.

Translations

number or expression whose square root or other root is being considered

• Bulgarian: подкоренна величина f (podkorenna veličina)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 被開方數／被开方数 (zh) (bèikāifāngshù)

• Esperanto: radikato
• Finnish: juurrettava (fi)
• German: Radikand (de) m
• Icelandic: rótarstofn m
• Latvian: zemsaknes skaitlis m
• Spanish: radicando (es) m

See also

Other terms used in arithmetic operations:

• successor
• addition, summation:

  (augend) + (addend) = (total)

  (summand) + (summand) + (summand)... = (sum)

• subtraction:

  (minuend) − (subtrahend) = (difference)

• multiplication, factorization:

  (multiplier) × (multiplicand) = (product)

  (factor) × (factor) × (factor)... = (product)

• division:

  (dividend) ÷ (divisor) = (quotient)

  (numerator) / (denominator) = (quotient)

  Or sometimes = (quotient) with (remainder) remaining

• exponentiation:

  (base) ^(exponent) = (power)

• root extraction:

  ^(degree) √ (radicand) = (root)

• logarithmization:

  log_(base) (antilogarithm) = (logarithm)

Advanced hyperoperations: tetration, pentation, hexation

• radix