radix

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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.

Origin of radix

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

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Related Words for radix

origin, heart, stuff, foundation, essence, soul, stem, source, seed, footing, groundwork, seat, motive, nub, ground, basis, provenance, germ, fountain, bedrock

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Contemporary Examples of radix

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
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

Historical Examples of radix

Radix: base of wings, and their point of insertion; see pteropega.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
John. B. Smith
The root (radix) of the verb does not by itself indicate tense.
Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language
Diego Collado
This word appears to be a derivation from the radix Wawb, white.
The Indian in his Wigwam
Henry R. Schoolcraft
Bik, is, apparently, the radix of the expression for “rock.”
The Indian in his Wigwam
Henry R. Schoolcraft
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

British Dictionary definitions for radix

radix

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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