01 n. A primitive word, from which spring other words; a radical; a root; an etymon.
pl.
Radices, Radixes ((răd"ĭ*sēz))
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1.
A primitive word, from which spring other words; a radical; a root; an etymon.(Philol.)
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2.
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.(Math.) [R.]
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The root of a plant.(Bot.)