Root (disambiguation)

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\n:*Square root - √x is the non-negative real number which, when multiplied by itself, gives x.\n:*root (mathematics) - value for which a formula is zero.\n:*radix (from Latin, root) - the number base of a numeral system.
• Computing\n:*Root directory - the root of a tree structure is the starting node\n:*root (computing) - the privileged Unix user account.
• Music\n:*root (chord) - the tonic chord in a key\n:*The Roots an alternative hip hop group.\n:*Roots (album) an album of the brazilian trash metal band Sepultura.
• Epistemology, history & genealogy\n:*Root cause - primary source, origin. See epistemology, e.g.\n::*root (linguistics) - the core form of a word - see linguistics\n::*Roots of anti-Semitism\n:*Roots (source) - the historical source & foundations, e.g. \n::*Roots (novel) - a 1976 novel by Alex Haley & Roots (mini-series) - a 1977 television mini-series based on the novel\n::*American roots music - an early form of American music.
• Locations \n::Root, New York - a location in Montgomery County, New York
• See also:\n:*radical, root for other meanings of root.
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