When a model result is proportional to the square root of input variables and/or parameters. One example is the formula that indicates that the average distance that an emergency unit must travel to a call scene is proportional to the square root of the area it services. Another example is the economic order quantity (EOQ) result from inventory modeling.
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Gass, S.I., Harris, C.M. (2001). Square root law . In: Gass, S.I., Harris, C.M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-0611-X_986
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