# root extraction

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The process or result of computing the nth root of a real or complex number.
2. The process of extracting the root of a tooth from the gum.

## Etymology
From root + extraction.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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