2 (two)
We find the number 2 so obvious that we sometimes omit it.
Explanation
You write the square root of 3 as
and actually it is
You never write it this way, because everyone knows of course that it is the 2nd root if there is nothing indicated. If you put it in more detail, it becomes
It is a form of exponentiation, because you can also write it as
and, of course, as
Sometimes this is more comfortable in a calculation.
