Name Rascal/Libraries/util/Math/nroot

Synopsis Calculate the n^th root of a numeric value.

Function real nroot(num x, int n)

Usage import util::Math;

Description Calculate ⁿ√x where n can only be a integer.

Examples

rascal>import util::Math;
ok
rascal>nroot(42 * 42, 2);
real: 42.00000000000
rascal>nroot(42 * 42 * 42, 3);
real: 42.00000000000
rascal>nroot(123456789012345678901234567890123456789.0, 100)
real: 2.40389309382

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