'Radix' definitions:
Definition of 'radix'
From: WordNet
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, radix]
Definition of 'Radix'
From: GCIDE
- Radix \Ra"dix\ (r[=a]"d[i^]ks), n.; pl. L. Radices (r[a^]d"[i^]*s[=e]z), E. Radixes (r[=a]"d[i^]ks*[e^]z). [L. radix, -icis, root. See Radish.]
- 1. (Philol.) A primitive word, from which spring other words; a radical; a root; an etymon. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Bot.) The root of a plant. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'radix'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- beginning,
- bulb,
- bulbil,
- commencement,
- conception,
- corm,
- derivation,
- genesis,
- grass roots,
- head,
- inception,
- origin,
- original,
- origination,
- provenience,
- radical,
- radicle,
- rhizome,
- rise,
- root,
- rootstock,
- source,
- stem,
- stock,
- tap,
- taproot,
- tuber,
- tubercle