Definitions for radixˈreɪ dɪks; ˈræd əˌsiz, ˈreɪ də-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ra•dixˈreɪ dɪks; ˈræd əˌsiz, ˈreɪ də-(n.)(pl.)rad•i•ces; ra•dix•es.
Math. a number taken as the base of a system of numbers, logarithms, or the like.
Category: Math
Anat., Bot. a root; radicle.
Category: Botany, Anatomy
Origin of radix:
1565–75; < L rādīx root, akin to Gk rhíza root, rhadīx branch, frond; see root1
Princeton's WordNet
base, radix(noun)
(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
"10 is the radix of the decimal system"
Wiktionary
radix(Noun)
A primitive word, from which other words spring.
radix(Noun)
A root
radix(Noun)
The number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers in a particular base, as 10 for decimal.
Origin: From radix
Webster Dictionary
Radix(noun)
a primitive word, from which spring other words; a radical; a root; an etymon
Radix(noun)
a number or quantity which is arbitrarily made the fundamental number of any system; a base. Thus, 10 is the radix, or base, of the common system of logarithms, and also of the decimal system of numeration
Radix(noun)
a finite expression, from which a series is derived
Radix(noun)
the root of a plant
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