I know it like “this multiplyed by itself has to equal 2” but does that mean when simplyfied or what?
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It simply refers to another number or quantity. Like 1, 2 or 105. Just another number. There is nothing “special” about it, in general, other than the fact that the value of the square root of 2 multiplied by itself equals 2. Sort of like 2 * 3 = 6. 2, 3 and 6 are just numbers that happen to have that relationship.
Historically speaking, sqrt(2) is significant in that it is probably the first proven irrational number. An irrational number is one which cannot be written down as an integer fraction.
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