How to read $\sqrt[\frac{1}{x}]{n}$

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How do I read $$\sqrt[\frac{1}{x}]{n}$$

I was curious if this was equal to $n^x$. This may sound a weirdly obvious question and instinctively I thought the answer was yes (since a root is a fractional exponent and we are just using the reciprocal here) but I wanted to be sure, and on the usual math sites I never see this used.

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$$\sqrt[a]{n}=n^{1/a}$$ is a general rule for the root notation and so: $$\sqrt[\frac1x]{n}=n^x$$

However one thing to note is that often the root notation means to take the primary root only, so for complex numbers where there are many roots only the primary is taken