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

Computing:

• 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

Linguistics

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

Mathematics:

• 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 ($\backslash sqrt\; \{x\}$).
• Cube root ($\backslash sqrt*\{x\}$).
• 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"

Music:

• 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

Television:

• Roots, a mini-series based on the novel by Alex Haley
• .hack//Roots, an anime series created by Bee Train

Books:

• The Saga of an American Family, a novel by Alex Haley
• Roots, a work by Arnold Wesker

Place names:

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

People:

See Root (surname)

Other uses:

• 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)"

External links

• Thesaurus.com: root

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