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RADIX
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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
radix (plural radixes or radices)
(biology) A root.
(linguistics) A primitive word, from which other words may be derived.
(mathematics) The number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers in a particular base, as ten for decimal.
Synonyms
• (linguistics): primitive (word), radical word
Source: Wiktionary
Ra"dix, n.; pl. Radices, E. Radixes. Etym: [L. radix, -icis, root. See Radish.]
1. (Philol.)
Definition: A primitive, from which spring other words; a radical; a root; an etymon.
2. (Math.) (a) 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. (b) (Alg.) A finite expression, from which a series is derived. [R.] Hutton.
3. (Bot.)
Definition: The root of a plant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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