- cube root
- noun Date: 1679 a number whose cube is a given number
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Cube root — Cube Cube (k[=u]b), n. [F. cube, L. cubus, fr. Gr. ???? a cube, a cubical die.] 1. (Geom.) A regular solid body, with six equal square sides. [1913 Webster] 2. (Math.) The product obtained by taking a number or quantity three times as a factor;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cube root — [ US ˈ. .] n the cube root of a particular number is the number that, when multiplied by itself twice will give that number ▪ 4 is the cube root of 64 … Dictionary of contemporary English
cube root — noun count the cube root of a number is the smaller number that you multiply by itself twice to make the number, for example the cube root of 8 is 2 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cube root — cube roots N COUNT: usu sing, the N of n The cube root of a number is another number that makes the first number when it is multiplied by itself twice. For example, the cube root of 8 is 2 … English dictionary
cube root — cube′ root′ n. math. a quantity of which a given quantity is the cube: The cube root of 64 is 4[/ex] • Etymology: 1690–1700 … From formal English to slang
cube root — n. the number or quantity of which a given number or quantity is the cube [the cube root of 8 is 2] … English World dictionary
cube root — ► NOUN ▪ the number which produces a given number when cubed … English terms dictionary
Cube 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 … Wikipedia
cube root — noun a number that when multiplied three times equals a given number • Hypernyms: ↑root * * * noun : a number or quantity whose cube is the given number or quantity 3 is a cube root of 27 * * * Math. a quantity of which a given quantity is the… … Useful english dictionary
cube root — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms cube root : singular cube root plural cube roots maths the cube root of a number is the smaller number that you multiply by itself twice to make the number. For example, the cube root of 8 is 2 … English dictionary
cube root — n. to find, extract the cube root * * * [ˌkjuːb ruːt] extract the cube root to find … Combinatory dictionary
