CUBEROOT

Cube root

In mathematics, a cube root of a number, denoted <math>\sqrt1{x}</math> or x1/3, is a number a such that a3 = x. All real numbers have exactly one real cube root and a pair of complex conjugate roots, and all nonzero complex numbers have three distinct complex cube roots. For example, the real cube root of 8 is 2, because 23 = 8. All the cube roots of −27i are

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cube root

Noun

  1. Of a number or expression, a number or expression the cube of which is equal to the given number or expression.
    3 is the cube root of 27.


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