Submitted by Mikinak77 t3_zy5yuj in explainlikeimfive
mfb- t1_j24rwja wrote
Reply to comment by squigs in ELI5 How do calculators get the square root of random numbers? by Mikinak77
It's one of the methods that converge really quickly, you double the number of correct digits with each step (that statement is independent of the base, and applies once you start getting some correct digits).
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