Definition of Cube root

1. Noun. A number that when multiplied three times equals a given number.

Generic synonyms: Root

Definition of Cube root

1. Noun. (mathematics) Of a number or expression, a number or expression the cube of which is equal to the given number or expression. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Cube Root

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Literary usage of Cube root

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Scholar's Arithmetic, Or, Federal Accountant ...: The Whole in a Form by Daniel Adams (1833)
"To know this, all that is necessary is to extract the cube root of that number, ... And on the other hand, if the cube root of any number of feet be ..."

2. A History of Greek Mathematics by Thomas Little Heath (1921)
"Approximation to the cube root of a twit-cube number. 'Take the nearest cube numbers to 100 both above and below; these are 125 and 64. Then 125-100 = 25, ..."

3. The Schoolmaster's Assistant: Being a Compendium of Arithmetic, Both by Thomas Dilworth (1818)
"... OF THE CUBED cube root. Q. WHAT is a Cubed Cube ? ... What is the cubed cube root tAe op of ..."

4. The North American Arithmetic by Frederick Emerson (1851)
"What is the cube root of 123 ? 15. .16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 14. Extract the cube root of 517. Extract the cube root of 900. Extract the cube root of -fa. ..."

5. A New and Complete System of Arithmetick: Composed for the Use of the by Nicolas Pike, Chester Dewey (1832)
"What is the cube root of 7 ? Let the assumed root be 2. ... APPLICATION AND USE OF THE cube root. 1. To find two mean proportionals between any two given ..."

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