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thyristor
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 12:24 pm    Post subject: sqrt Reply with quote

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Many people on this website use the abbreviation sqrt. I just wonder what it means, my mother-tongue isn't English you know.
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 12:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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It means the "square root". the square root of a number is a number that when multiplied by itself equals the original number.
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 12:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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