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yarddog
Since Pi is an infinitesimal number there is no exact square root, just as there is no exact number for Pi.
Infinitesimal? I think the word you were looking for was "transcendental".
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Actually, "irrational" is enough. Transcendental gives more than just not being expressible as a decimal.
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