Root (disambiguation)
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Roots are the parts of a plant that are below ground.
Root may also be:
Botany:
- Polemonium reptans, also called Abscess Root, a flowering plant in the genus Polemonium, native to eastern North America
- In graph theory, every other node is accessible from the root node.
- Root directory
- The superuser on a Unix system
- Gaining superuser or administrator access to any computer.
- /root, the Unix superuser's home directory
- ROOT, an object oriented multipurpose data analysis package
- Root (linguistics), the core form of a word
- Consonantal root, or triliteral.
- Root (mathematics), an element x in the domain of f such that f(x) = 0; a solution of an equation
- Nth root of a number, or a number that when raised to the nth power yields the original number
- Square root ([\sqrt ]).
- Cube root ([\sqrt[3]]).
- Root-finding algorithm, a numerical method, or algorithm, for finding a value x, such that f(x) = 0, for a given function f
- N-th root algorithm
- Radix (from Latin, meaning root), the number base of a numeral system
- Root system, the set of vectors that form which are known as "roots"
- Root (chord), the fundamental note of a chord
- Root (band), Czech black/progressive metal band
- The Roots, a hip-hop band from Philadelphia
- Roots Manuva, a rapper
- Roots (album), an album by Sepultura
- Roots revival, the revival of the traditional musical styles of earlier generations
- Roots music or world music, a style of music blending folk and contemporary styles
- American roots music or American folk music, early styles of American music
- Roots reggae, a type of reggae music
- Roots, a mini-series based on the novel by Alex Haley
- .hack//Roots, an anime series created by Bee Train
- , a novel by Alex Haley
- Roots, a work by Arnold Wesker
- Root, New York
- Root LU, a commune in Switzerland
- Root River (Minnesota)
- Root River (Wisconsin)
- See Root (surname)
- Root cause, the primary source or origin
- To root, a slang term for "to have sexual intercourse"
- Roots Canada Ltd., a Canadian garment manufacturer
- Roots type supercharger
See also
- Rootes, a defunct British motor manufacturer
- Radical, the original meaning of which is "pertaining to the root(s)"
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