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NAME
iroot - integer part of specified root
SYNOPSIS
iroot(x, n)
TYPES
x nonnegative real
n positive integer
return nonnegative real
DESCRIPTION
Return the greatest integer v for which v^n <= x.
EXAMPLE
> print iroot(100,3), iroot(274,3), iroot(1,9), iroot(pi()^8,5)
4 6 1 6
LIMITS
n > 0
LINK LIBRARY
NUMBER *qiroot(NUMBER *x, NUMBER* n)
SEE ALSO
isqrt, sqrt
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