radix
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radices,
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radixes
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Mathematics. a number taken as the base of a system of numbers, logarithms, or the like.
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Anatomy, Botany. a root; radicle.
noun
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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
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biology the root or point of origin of a part or organ
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linguistics a less common word for root 1
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radices
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Biology The primary or beginning portion of a part or organ, as of a nerve at its origin from the brainstem or spinal cord.
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Mathematics The base of a system of numbers, such as 2 in the binary system and 10 in the decimal system.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of radix
1565–75; < Latin rādīx root ( cf. race 3, radical, ramus); akin to Greek rhíza root, rhā́dīx branch, frond; see root 1
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Two products - a galangal powder common in Asian cuisine and a radix aconiti kusnezoffii powder traditionally used in Chinese medicine - have been pulled off retail shelves.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2022
“Radical” comes from the Latin radix, or “root.”
From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2018
Radish also comes from radix - though its route into English is uncertain.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2015
The laxative properties of the Mallow, both as regards its emollient leaves, and its radix altheoe efficacior, were told of by Cicero and Horace.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie
An overlap of range with radix is evident, and from Spring Creek in Morton County typical specimens of both species are available.
From Hybridization Between Two Species of Garter Snakes by Hobart M. Smith
Lond, skip, flaska, sumar, hamar, ketill, dal, are clearly the radices respectively of land, ship, flask, summer, hammer, kettle, dale.
From Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
The eldest child very dirty; the second, glands; the third, knock-kneed, pigeon chest; very feeble, enlarged radices.
From New Worlds For Old A Plain Account of Modern Socialism by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
I took pleasure in finding out the roots or radixes of words, and from time to time I added foreign dictionaries to my little library.
From Men of Invention and Industry by Samuel Smiles
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