
Square root of 3
Unique positive real number which when multiplied by itself gives 3

Unique positive real number which when multiplied by itself gives 3
The square root of 3 is the positive real number that, when multiplied by itself, gives the number 3. It is denoted mathematically as 3 {\textstyle {\sqrt {3}}} or 3 1 / 2 {\displaystyle 3^{1/2}} . It is more precisely called the principal square root of 3 to distinguish it from the negative number with the same property. The square root of 3 is an irrational number. It is also known as Theodorus's constant, after Theodorus of Cyrene, who proved its irrationality. In 2013, its numerical value in decimal notation was computed to ten billion digits. Its decimal expansion, written here to 60 decimal places, is given by OEIS: A002194: 1.732050807568877293527446341505872366942805253810380628055806 Archimedes reported a range for its value:...
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