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Meaning of radical sign

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

radical

Pronunciation:/ˈɹædɪkəl/

noun

Definitions

  1. (historical: 19th-century Britain) A member of the most progressive wing of the Liberal Party; someone favouring social reform (but generally stopping short of socialism).

  2. (historical: early 20th-century France) A member of an influential, centrist political party favouring moderate social reform, a republican constitution, and secular politics.

  3. A person with radical opinions.

  4. A root (of a number or quantity).

adjective

Definitions

  1. Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.

    Example: His beliefs are radical.

  2. Pertaining to a root (of a plant).

  3. Pertaining to the basic or intrinsic nature of something.

    Synonyms:fundamental
    Antonyms:ignorabletrivial

  4. Thoroughgoing; far-reaching.

    Example: The spread of the cancer required radical surgery, and the entire organ was removed.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/radical

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