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ROOT, a Common card
ROOT is an object-oriented computer program and library developed by CERN.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 58
- DEF
- 29
- Power
- 87
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 7,400
Power 87 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 30 % of WikiCards cards.
ROOT quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the ROOT card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ______ minor release is 6.40.04, as of 2026-08-27.
Answer
latest. The latest minor release is 6.40.04, as of 2026-08-27. From the ROOT article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
ROOT. ROOT 58 · Martha Chase 54 · Nokia X2-00 46 · Continental rise 43 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It was originally designed for particle physics data analysis and contains several features specific to the field, but it is also used in other applications such as astronomy and data mining.
- The latest minor release is 6.40.04, as of 2026-08-27.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The ROOT article was read about 7,400 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 58 and blocks with 29: each hit it takes is cut by 12 %.
How to get ROOT
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, ROOT (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : OC, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
