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累乗根 (るいじょうこん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

累るい乗じょう根こん

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じょ

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こ

ん

Meanings

1

noun

nth root

mathematics

Mathematical term for the root of a number, e.g., square root, cube root. Used in technical contexts.

4の累るい乗じょう根こんは2です。
The square root of 4 is 2.
累るい乗じょう根こんを求もとめる計けい算さんは、指し数

すう

関かん

数すう

の

逆ぎゃく

演えん

算ざん

です

。

Calculating the nth root is the inverse operation of exponentiation.

Kanji

累accumulate, involvement, trouble
乗ride, power, multiplication
根root, radical, head (pimple)

Similar words

平へい方ほう根こん
Square root specifically; 累乗根 is the general term for any nth root.
立りっ方ぽう根こん
Cube root specifically; 累乗根 covers all roots including square and cube roots.

Etymology

Compound of 累乗 (るいじょう, 'raising to a power') and 根 (こん, 'root'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a standard mathematical coinage.