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A root is the part of a plant that is below ground. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... Primary and secondary roots in a cotton plant In vascular plants, the root is that organ of a plant body that typically lies below the surface of the soil (compare with stem). ...

Root may also refer to:

Sciences

• Polemonium reptans, george washingtom made roots

Binomial name Polemonium reptans L. Polemonium reptans is a flowering plant in the genus Polemonium, native to eastern North America. ...

Computing

• Root directory, the first or top-most directory in a hierarchy
• the superuser on a Unix system
• /root, the Unix superuser's home directory
• ROOT, an object oriented multipurpose data analysis package

In computer file systems, the root directory is the first or top-most directory in a hierarchy. ... On many computer operating systems, superuser is the term used for the special user account that is controlled by the system administrator. ... The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) defines the main directories and their contents in Linux and other Unix-like computer operating systems. ... Primary and secondary roots in a cotton plant In vascular plants, the root is that organ of a plant body that typically lies below the surface of the soil (compare with stem). ...

Linguistics

• Root (linguistics), the core form of a word
• Consonantal root, or triliteral.

The root is the primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. ... In the terminology used to discuss the grammar of the Semitic languages, a triliteral is a root containing a sequence of three consonants. ...

Mathematics

• Root (mathematics), an input that causes a function to evaluate to zero
• Nth root, a number that when raised to the nth power yields the original number
  • Square root ().
  • Cube root ().
• Root-finding algorithm, a numerical method, or algorithm, for finding roots of a function
• N-th root algorithm, a numerical method to find n-th roots of a number
• 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 node, in graph theory, a node that every other node is accessible from

In mathematics, a root (or a zero) of a function f is an element x in the domain of f such that f(x) = 0. ... In mathematics, an nth root of a number a is a number b, such that bn=a. ... In mathematics, a square root of a number x is a number whose square (the result of multiplying the number by itself) is x. ... Plot of y = In mathematics, the cube root of a number, denoted or x1/3, is the number a such that a3 = x. ... A root-finding algorithm is a numerical method, or algorithm, for finding a value x such that f(x) = 0, for a given function f. ... The principal nth root of a positive real number A, is the positive real solution of the equation (for integer n there are n distinct complex solutions to this equation if , but only one is positive and real). ... The radix (Latin for root), also called base, is the number of various unique symbols (or digits or numerals) a positional numeral system uses to represent numbers. ... In mathematics, a root system is a configuration of vectors in a Euclidean space satisfying certain geometrical properties. ... A root node is a specially chosen node in a tree data structure at which all operations on the tree begin. ...

Music

• Root (chord), the fundamental note of a chord
• Root (band), Czech black/progressive metal band
• Root (album), a concept album by Thurston Moore
• The Roots, a hip-hop band from Philadelphia
• Roots Manuva, a rapper
• Roots (album), an album by Sepultura
• Roots (Curtis Mayfield), an album by Curtis Mayfield
• 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

The root (basse fondamentale) of a chord is the note upon which that chord is perceived or labelled as built or centered, the root of a chord in root position or normal form. ... Root was a multimedia project based around 25 one minute guitar pieces improvised by Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth. ... The Roots, also known as The Legendary Roots Crew, The Fifth Dynasty, The Square Roots and The Foundation, are an influential, Grammy winning Philadelphia-based hip hop group, famed for a heavily jazzy sound and live instrumentation. ... Roots Manuva (born Rodney Smith in Stockwell, South London, 1972) is a rapper. ... Roots, released 1996 was the last album released by Sepultura with Max Cavalera. ... Curtis Mayfield’s second studio album, containing the seminal “Beautiful Brother of Mine. ... A roots revival (folk revival) is a trend which includes young performers popularizing the traditional musical styles of their ancestors. ... World music is, most generally, all the music in the world. ... American folk music, also known as Americana, is a broad category of music including Native American music, Bluegrass, country music, gospel, old time music, jug bands, Appalachian folk, blues, Tejano and Cajun. ... Roots reggae is the name given to Rastafarian reggae music from Jamaica which evolved from Ska and Rocksteady and was made famous outside the Caribbean by the legendary singer/songwriter Bob Marley. ...

Film, television and literature

• Roots: The Saga of an American Family, a novel by Alex Haley
  • Roots (TV miniseries), a mini-series based upon on the novel
  • Roots: The Next Generations, a sequel mini-series also based upon the novel
• .hack//Roots, an anime series created by Bee Train
• TrueRoots, a Boston based media movement
• Roots, a work by Arnold Wesker
• The Roots, a location in the video game kya dark lineage

Categories: Literature stubs | 1976 books | American novels | Books starting with S ... Roots was a 1977 American television miniseries based on Alex Haleys work Roots: The Saga of an American Family, his critically acclaimed genealogical novel. ... .hack//Roots is a 26-episode anime series, animated by studio Bee Train, that makes up one of the storylines of the . ... TrueRoots is an organization and production company founded by a group of students and alumnus of Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Arnold Wesker (born 24 May 1932) is considered one of the key figures in 20th Century drama. ...

Places

• Root, New York
• Root LU, a commune in Switzerland
• Root River (Minnesota)
• Root River (Wisconsin)

Root is a town located in Montgomery County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,752. ... Root is a commune in the district of Lucerne of the Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. ... The Root River flows through the bluff country of southeastern Minnesota and is a tributary of the Mississippi River. ... // The Root River is a river, about 35 mi (55 km) long, that flows to Lake Michigan at the city of Racine in southeastern Wisconsin in the United States. ...

Other uses

• Root cause, the primary source or origin
• Roots Canada Ltd., a Canadian garment manufacturer
• Roots type supercharger

A root cause is a cause that is at a root of an effect. ... The Roots logo Roots Canada Ltd. ... An Eaton M62 Roots-type supercharger is visible at the front of this Ecotec LSJ engine in a 2006 Saturn ION Red Line The Roots type supercharger or Roots blower is a positive displacement type device that operates by pulling air through a pair of meshing lobes not dissimilar to...

See also

• Root (surname)
• Rootes, a defunct British motor manufacturer
• Radical, the original meaning of which is "pertaining to the root(s)"

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