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Noun

1. {{lb|en|mathematics}} A complex [[number]] which, when raised to the [[power]] of ''n'', yields the [[radicand]] of its ''n''th degree radical, and which has the greatest real part among all such numbers, and positive imaginary part in case of equality of the real parts.

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