Root (disambiguation) Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

The word root has a number of specific meanings - all derived from the original botanical meaning - in a variety of different fields:

• Botany

  root (biology) - the part of a plant below ground. See tree.

• Mathematics

  Square root - √x is the non-negative real number which, when multiplied by itself, gives x.

  root (mathematics) - parameter value for which a formula is zero.

  radix (from Latin, root) - the number base of a numeral system.

• Computing

  the root of a tree structure is the starting node

  Root directory

  root (computing) - the privileged Unix user account.

  ROOT - an object oriented histogramming package

• Music

  root (chord) - the tonic chord in a key

  The Roots an alternative hip hop group.

  Roots (album) an album of the brazilian trash metal band Sepultura.

• Epistemology, history & genealogy

  Root cause - primary source, origin. See epistemology, e.g.

  root (linguistics) - the core form of a word - see linguistics

  Roots of anti-Semitism

  Roots (novel) - a 1976 novel by Alex Haley

  Roots (TV miniseries) - a 1977 television mini-series based on the novel

  American roots music - an early form of American music.

• Locations

Root, New York - a location in Montgomery County, New York

• See also:

  radical, root for other meanings of root.

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