taking root

  • 1taking root — taking hold, getting established, being absorbed …

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  • 2Root mean square — In mathematics, the root mean square (abbreviated RMS or rms), also known as the quadratic mean, is a statistical measure of the magnitude of a varying quantity. It is especially useful when variates are positive and negative, e.g., sinusoids.It… …

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  • 3root — [[t]ru͟ːt[/t]] ♦♦♦ roots, rooting, rooted 1) N COUNT: usu pl The roots of a plant are the parts of it that grow under the ground. ...the twisted roots of an apple tree. 2) V ERG If you root a plant or cutting or if it roots, roots form on the… …

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  • 4root — root1 [ rut ] noun *** ▸ 1 part of plant ▸ 2 part of hair/tooth/nail ▸ 3 origins/background ▸ 4 main cause/idea ▸ 5 in mathematics ▸ 6 basic form of word ▸ 7 base of chord in music ▸ 8 end of nerve ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count the part of a plant that… …

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  • 5root*/*/ — [ruːt] noun I 1) [C] the part of a plant that grows under the ground Olive trees have deep roots.[/ex] 2) [C] the part of a hair, tooth, or nail that is under your skin 3) [C] a basic cause or idea We need to get to the root of the problem.[/ex]… …

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  • 6striking root — taking roots, being established, taking hold …

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  • 7nth root — In mathematics, the nth root of a number x is a number r which, when raised to the power of n, equals x rn = x, where n is the degree of the root. A root of degree 2 is usually called a square root and a root of degree 3, a cube root. For example …

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  • 8Square root — Measured fall time of a small steel sphere falling from various heights. The data is in good agreement with the predicted fall time of , where h is the height and g is the acceleration of gravity. In mathematics, a square root of a number x is a… …

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  • 9Square root of a matrix — In mathematics, the square root of a matrix extends the notion of square root from numbers to matrices. A matrix B is said to be a square root of A if the matrix product B · B is equal to A.[1] Contents 1 Properties 2 Computation methods …

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  • 10Cube root — Plot of y = for . Complete plot is symmetric with respect to origin, as it is an odd function. At x = 0 this graph has a vertical tangent. In mathematics, a cube root of a number, denoted …

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