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cube root
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cube root
(noun)
cube root
noun
plural
cube roots
cube root
noun
plural
cube roots
Britannica Dictionary definition of CUBE ROOT
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mathematics
:
a number that produces a specified number when it is multiplied by itself twice
The
cube root
of 8 is 2.
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