Question

What is this symbol?

Answer 1

Explanation:

`\sf \sqrt{} \: \: \: this \: sign \: is \: square \: root`

√517.34/6 = 9.285652

square root, in mathematics, a factor of a number that, when multiplied by itself, gives the original number. For example, both 3 and –3 are square roots of 9. As early as the 2nd millennium bc, the Babylonians possessed effective methods for approximating square roots. See root. Related Topics: root.