biquadratic root of a number

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Biquadratic \Bi`quad*rat"ic\, a. [Pref. bi- + quadratic: cf. F.
   biquadratique.] (Math.)
   Of or pertaining to the biquadrate, or fourth power.
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   {Biquadratic equation} (Alg.), an equation of the fourth
      degree, or an equation in some term of which the unknown
      quantity is raised to the fourth power.

   {Biquadratic root of a number}, the square root of the square
      root of that number. Thus the square root of 81 is 9, and
      the square root of 9 is 3, which is the biquadratic root
      of 81. Hutton.
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