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  2. Square root of 5 - Wikipedia

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    The square root of 5 is the positive real number that, when multiplied by itself, gives the prime number 5. It is more precisely called the principal square root of 5, to distinguish it from the negative number with the same property. This number appears in the fractional expression for the golden ratio.

  3. Irrational number - Wikipedia

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    Among irrational numbers are the ratio π of a circle's circumference to its diameter, Euler's number e, the golden ratio φ, and the square root of two. [1] In fact, all square roots of natural numbers , other than of perfect squares , are irrational.

  4. List of mathematical constants - Wikipedia

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    1800 to 1600 BCE [5] Square root of 3, Theodorus' constant [6] 1.73205 08075 68877 29352 [Mw 3] [OEIS 4] Positive root of = 465 to 398 BCE Square root of 5 [7] 2.23606 79774 99789 69640 [OEIS 5] Positive root of = Phi, Golden ratio [8]

  5. Square root - Wikipedia

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    Notation for the (principal) square root of x. For example, √ 25 = 5, since 25 = 55, or 5 2 (5 squared). In mathematics, a square root of a number x is a number y such that =; in other words, a number y whose square (the result of multiplying the number by itself, or ) is x. [1]

  6. Irrationality measure - Wikipedia

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    Rational numbers have irrationality exponent 1, while (as a consequence of Dirichlet's approximation theorem) every irrational number has irrationality exponent at least 2. On the other hand, an application of Borel-Cantelli lemma shows that almost all numbers, including all algebraic irrational numbers , have an irrationality exponent exactly ...

  7. nth root - Wikipedia

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    A square root of a number x is a number r which, when squared, becomes x: =. Every positive real number has two square roots, one positive and one negative. For example, the two square roots of 25 are 5 and −5. The positive square root is also known as the principal square root, and is denoted with a radical sign:

  8. Square root of 3 - Wikipedia

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    The square root of 3 is the positive real number that, when multiplied by itself, gives the number 3. It is denoted mathematically as 3 {\textstyle {\sqrt {3}}} or 3 1 / 2 {\displaystyle 3^{1/2}} . It is more precisely called the principal square root of 3 to distinguish it from the negative number with the same property.

  9. Transcendental number - Wikipedia

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    Hence, the set of real numbers consists of non-overlapping sets of rational, algebraic irrational, and transcendental real numbers. [3] For example, the square root of 2 is an irrational number, but it is not a transcendental number as it is a root of the polynomial equation x 2 − 2 = 0. The golden ratio (denoted or ) is another irrational ...