radix

[ rey-diks ]

/ ˈreɪ dɪks /

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noun, plural rad·i·ces

[rad-uh-seez, rey-duh-], /ˈræd əˌsiz, ˈreɪ də-/, ra·dix·es.

Mathematics. a number taken as the base of a system of numbers, logarithms, or the like.

Anatomy, Botany. a root; radicle.

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Origin of radix

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

Words nearby radix

radius of convergence, radius of curvature, radius of gyration, radius rod, radius vector, radix, radix point, rad-lib, RAdm, Radnor, Radnorshire

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How to use radix in a sentence

In addition to heading up NPI, he also publishes a journal, Radix, and oversees a small publishing house.
A Racist’s Crazy Ski Resort Smackdown|James Kirchick|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was in English 25 that I first came across the line Radix malorum est cupiditas.
My Address—and Apology—to Yale|Christopher Buckley|May 24, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The root is quite the same as that of the officinal Radix senegæ.
Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-1834, Part III (the Text Being Chapters XXVIII-XXXIII of the London Edition, 1843, and the Appendix a Combination of the Appendices of the London and German [Coblentz, 1839] Editions)|Maximilian, Prinz von Wied
The same radix yataʼ occurs also in the Iroquois name for the opossum, which is a burrowing animal.
Myths of the Cherokee|James Mooney

Yet there is a rather marked tendency of radix to approach the characters of marciana in southwestern Kansas.
Hybridization Between Two Species of Garter Snakes|Hobart M. Smith
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?
Strictly Business|O. Henry

British Dictionary definitions for radix

radix

/ (ˈreɪdɪks) /

noun plural -dices (-dɪˌsiːz) or -dixes

maths any number that is the base of a number system or of a system of logarithms10 is the radix of the decimal system

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

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

Word Origin for radix

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

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Scientific definitions for radix

radix

[ rā′dĭks ]

Plural radices (răd′ĭ-sēz′, rā′dĭ-) radixes

Biology The primary or beginning portion of a part or organ, as of a nerve at its origin from the brainstem or spinal cord.

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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