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divide-and-average method |
A method for approximating the square root of a number in which a number is divded to 2 more place than the number in the divisor. |
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divisor |
The number by which the dividend is divided. |
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imaginary number |
Number that involve the imaginary unit 1, defined as the square root of -1. |
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integer |
A whole number or its opposite. |
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irrational number |
Number that cannot be expressed in the form a/b where a and b are integers and b not equal to 0. |
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negative square |
An imaginary number that shows the square root of a negative square number. |
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pi |
The circumference of any circle divided by its diameter, approximately 3.14. |
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prime factorization |
A way of expressing a whole number as a product of its prime factors. |
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principal square |
the nonnegative square root of a number |