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ra⋅dix

  [rey-diks]
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–noun, plural rad⋅i⋅ces  [rad-uh-seez, rey-duh-] , 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. race 3 , radical, ramus ); akin to Gk rhíza root, rhdīx branch, frond; see root 1
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ra·dix   (rā'dĭks)   
n.   pl. rad·i·ces (rād'ĭ-sēz', rā'dĭ-) or ra·dix·es

  1. Biology A root or point of origin.

  2. 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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Medical Dictionary

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

  1. Biology The primary or beginning portion of a part or organ, as of a nerve at its origin from the brainstem or spinal cord.

  2. 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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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.
(2006-11-10)

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radix

in mathematics, an arbitrarily chosen whole number greater than 1 in terms of which any number can be expressed as a sum of that base raised to various powers. See numerals and numeral systems.

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