[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

radix \ra"dix\ r=a"di^ks, n.; pl. l. radices
   ra^d"i^s=ez, e. radixes r=a"di^kse^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
see also:
radices radixes radish 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

radix
     n : 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
     also: radices pl
see also:
base radices 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

28 moby thesaurus words for "radix":
   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

[4] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

radix
     
         or "base", "number base" in a positional
        representation of numbers, that integer by which the
        significance of one digit place must be multiplied to give the
        significance of the next higher digit place.  conventional
        decimal numbers are radix ten, binary numbers are radix two.
     
        1995-12-24
     
     
see also:
binary 

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