radix

[ rey-diks ]
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noun,plural rad·i·ces [rad-uh-seez, rey-duh-], /ˈræd əˌsiz, ˈreɪ də-/, ra·dix·es.
  1. Mathematics. a number taken as the base of a system of numbers, logarithms, or the like.

  2. Anatomy, Botany. a root; radicle.

Origin of radix

1
1565–75; <Latin rādīx root (cf. race3, radical, ramus); akin to Greek rhíza root, rhā́dīx branch, frond; see root1

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How to use radix in a sentence

  • Many modifications of the word by prefixes, to its radix Edo, appear among the cognate dialects.

    The Indian in his Wigwam | Henry R. Schoolcraft
  • For an excipient in manipulating a pill mass which do you prefer—the magnesia carbonate or the pulverised glycerrhiza radix?

British Dictionary definitions for radix

radix

/ (ˈreɪdɪks) /


nounplural -dices (-dɪˌsiːz) or -dixes
  1. maths any number that is the base of a number system or of a system of logarithms: 10 is the radix of the decimal system

  2. biology the root or point of origin of a part or organ

  1. linguistics a less common word for root 1 (def. 9)

Origin of radix

1
C16: from Latin rādīx root; compare Greek rhadix small branch, rhiza root

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Scientific definitions for radix

radix

[ dĭks ]


Plural radices (rădĭ-sēz′, rādĭ-) radixes
  1. Biology The primary or beginning portion of a part or organ, as of a nerve at its origin from the brainstem or spinal cord.

  2. Mathematics The base of a system of numbers, such as 2 in the binary system and 10 in the decimal system.

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