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ra·dix

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–noun, plural rad·i·ces

Audio Help [rad-uh-seez, rey-duh-] Pronunciation Key, ra·dix·es.

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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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
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" [syn: base]

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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.

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ra·dix (rdks)
n. pl. ra·dix·es or rad·i·ces (rd-sz, rd-)

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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Main Entry: ra·dix
Pronunciation: 'rAd-iks
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ra·di·ces /'rAd-&-"sEz, 'rad-/ or ra·dix·es /'rAd-ik-s&z/
: the base or root of something (as a plant or a cranial or spinal nerve)

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radix mathematics
The ratio, R, between the weights of adjacent digits in positional representation of numbers. The right-most digit has weight one, the digit to its left has weight R, the next R^2, R^3, etc. The radix also determines the set of digits which is zero to R-1. E.g. decimal (radix ten) uses 0-9 and each digit is worth ten times as much as you move left along the number.
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