[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 

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