radicand

R1A1D2I1C3A1N1D2

noun

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

OriginEnglish radix ← Latin rādīx ← Proto-Italic *wrādīks →
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Meanings

nounradicand (plural radicands)

plural radicands

  1. mathematicsThe number or expression whose square root or other root is being considered.

    3 is the radicand in the expression #92;sqrt#91;n#93;#123;3#125;.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wréh₂ds
  2. Proto-Italic*wrādīks
  3. Latinrādīx
  4. Englishradix
  5. Englishradicand

From radix (“root”) + -and.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian подкоренна величина
  • подкоренна величина (podkorenna veličina)number or expression whose square root or other root is being considered
Catalan radicand
  • radicandnumber or expression whose square root or other root is being considered
Chinese Mandarin 被開方數 /被开方数
  • 被開方數 /被开方数 (bèikāifāngshù)number or expression whose square root or other root is being considered
Czech odmocněnec
  • odmocněnecnumber or expression whose square root or other root is being considered
Esperanto radikato
  • radikatonumber or expression whose square root or other root is being considered
Finnish juurrettava
  • juurrettavanumber or expression whose square root or other root is being considered
French radicande
  • radicandenumber or expression whose square root or other root is being considered
German Radikand
  • Radikandnumber or expression whose square root or other root is being considered
Icelandic rótarstofn
  • rótarstofnnumber or expression whose square root or other root is being considered
Italian radicando
  • radicandonumber or expression whose square root or other root is being considered
Latvian zemsaknes skaitlis
  • zemsaknes skaitlisnumber or expression whose square root or other root is being considered
Polish wyrażenie podpierwiastkowe
  • wyrażenie podpierwiastkowenumber or expression whose square root or other root is being considered
Portuguese radicando
  • radicandonumber or expression whose square root or other root is being considered
Spanish radicando
  • radicandonumber or expression whose square root or other root is being considered
Cite this entry
APA

radicand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radicand

MLA

“radicand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radicand. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “radicand,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radicand.

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