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rad·i·ces

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–noun

a pl. of radix.

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ra·dix

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–noun, plural rad·i·ces

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

2.	Anatomy, Botany. a root; radicle.

[Origin: 1565–75; < L rādīx root (cf. race³, radical, ramus); akin to Gk rhíza root, rhdīx branch, frond; see root¹

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rad·i·ces Audio Help (rād'ĭ-sēz', rā'dĭ-) Pronunciation Key
n. A plural of radix.

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ra·dix Audio Help (rā'dĭks) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. rad·i·ces (rād'ĭ-sēz', rā'dĭ-) or ra·dix·es

Biology A root or point of origin.
Abbr. rad. Mathematics The base of a system of numbers, such as 2 in the binary system and 10 in the decimal system.

[Latin rādīx, root; see wrād- in Indo-European roots.]

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radix Audio Help (rā'dĭks) Pronunciation Key
Plural radices (rād'ĭ-sēz', rā'dĭ-) or 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.