RosettaCodeData/Task/Nth-root/NewLISP/nth-root.newlisp
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(define (nth-root n a)
(let ((x1 a)
(x2 (div a n)))
(until (= x1 x2)
(setq x1 x2
x2 (div
(add
(mul x1 (- n 1))
(div a (pow x1 (- n 1))))
n)))
x2))