terminology for square roots

Joseph Biberstine jrbibers at indiana.edu
Tue Dec 26 23:40:56 CET 2006


Each positive integer has a square root uniquely expressed a product 
a*sqrt(d), where a and d are positive integers and d is squarefree.

What's the standard terminology for the parts a and d of some sqrt(n)?

Some options for a: integer part, ..?

Some options for d: quadratic part, radicand, squarefree part, radical 
part, ..?

Anyhow, the "a-part" and "d-part" of the square root of many fundamental 
integer sequences are absent from EIS.






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