RADIX

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A primitive, from which spring other words; a radical; a root; an etymon.

2.
n.

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.

3.
n.

The root of a plant.


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