Square Root

To put it another way, verbs evolve at a rate inversely proportional to the square-root of their prevalence in the English language. ❋ Martin A. Nowak (2011)

Because while local dry cleaning and laundry services would bring me back clothes mangled, shrugging like I'd asked them for the square-root of the word "elephant," Garment Valet actually called to discuss my clothes and let me know when to expect them. ❋ Ed Zitron (2010)

It warned clients that economic performance could look more like a square-root sign: down, up and then sideways. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As an electrical engineer I understand e ** jwt (we use j instead of i for the square-root of -1). ❋ Unknown (2007)

Confidence intervals (the plus-minus X% part of the poll result) can then be estimated as usual using a square-root rule. ❋ Unknown (2009)

You posed a rhetorical question as a counter-example to square-root weighting. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Its bet for the euro zone: A "square-root" scenario of "a sharp initial recovery followed by a leveling off halfway down the road." ❋ Unknown (2009)

Even so, Eric's use of square-root weighting seems like a misapplication of chi-square. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I still believe the square-root thing is a mistake. ❋ Unknown (2009)

While it is true that Black people are currently 10 points higher in support of Proposition 8 than the entire population in this poll, they are only 6% of the poll sample and thus have an inverse square-root proportionately higher margin of error. ❋ Ron Buckmire (2008)

They also observe that the amount of surface inversion S in deg C also develops according to a square-root time formula, see graphic below: ❋ Unknown (2007)

In the same way, a Nasa programmer who wants a neat square-root routine for his rocket guidance system might import one from a financial spreadsheet. ❋ Unknown (2003)

For the velocity v = 0 we should have and for still greater velocities the square-root becomes imaginary. ❋ Unknown (1920)

Or, once more, the speed of each planet in its orbit is as the inverse square-root of its distance from the sun. ❋ Oliver Lodge (1895)

It is, as I have said, a radix; and, like an algebraic square-root or cube-root, though governed by the most rigorous laws of limitation, it must vary in obedience to the nature of the particular subject whose radix it forms. ❋ Thomas De Quincey (1822)

So, unfortunately, we think that the square-root recovery is probably the best that we can hope for. ❋ Rich Toscano (2010)

The best shape-metaphor we have heard, however, is a square-root symbol. ❋ Rich Toscano (2010)

BILL: Anna, we have a rectangle that's 3 x as long as it is wide, and it encloses an area of 300 [square meters]. What are the dimensions? ANNA: Well, that's like 3 squares of 100 square meters. The square root of 100 is 10, so [the rectangle] is 10 by 30. _________________________________________ The logarithm of a square root is one half the log of the number itself; hence, the [natural log] of 25 is 3.2189, while the natural log of 5 is 1.6094. ❋ Abu Yahya (2010)

Dave [invited] his [best mate] and two women over to his house for [a square] root. ❋ Aeutius (2012)

Sir and I [took a walk] out into to woods today, [spread out] a blanket, and began [to square] root happily for the rest of the afternoon. ❋ Ayla (2005)

I [memorize] [square roots] in my [free time]... ❋ SquareRootof5 (2003)

Yo, should i [wear] my [Cats] or my [Square Roots]? ❋ Jonathan Floyd (2006)

What is [the square] root of [pinecone]? Uh can you [clarify] that question? What is the square root of a pinecone? ❋ LoserCringe (2019)

Roommate 1:[Jesse's] a fucking dumbass, his [GPA] is .78. Roommate 2: That puts him in [the square] root club alright. ❋ Sang-froid (2018)

For example, the last [square root day] was March 3, 2009 ([3/3]/09), and the next square root day will be [April 4], 2016 (4/4/16). ❋ Xxhowwiexx (2009)

well, [the square root of 69] is actually [8.30662386292] to be [precise]. ❋ Hashtag Hashbrowns 360 (2013)

Drake: Damn, I finally worked it out Ri. Rihanna: What? Drake: [The square root of 69] is [8.306623862918075] Rihanna: I'm done with you, Drake. I'm going to [Live My Life]. ❋ Elefante192 (2015)