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Definition of Radix
1. 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"
Category relationships: Number Representation System, Number System, Numeration System, System Of Numeration
Generic synonyms: Number
Definition of Radix
1. n. A primitive word, from which spring other words; a radical; a root; an etymon.
Definition of Radix
1. Noun. A primitive word, from which other words spring. ¹
2. Noun. (biology) A root ¹
3. Noun. (mathematics) The number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers in a particular base, as 10 for decimal. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Radix
1. the root of a plant [n -DICES or -DIXES]
Medical Definition of Radix
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Origin: L. Radix, -icis, root. See Radish.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Radix
Literary usage of Radix
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Algebra: An Elementary Text Book for the Higher Classes of Secondary Schools by George Chrystal (1886)
"When a fraction is given expressed as a radix fraction in any scale, and it is
required to express it as a radix fraction in some other scale, the following ..."
2. The Barnacles (Cirripedia) Contained in the Collections of the U.S. National by Henry Augustus Pilsbry (1907)
"Habitat of Thamnophis radix and T. sirtalis parietalis. ... Morainic hills in
Clay County, Iowa 74 Distribution of Thamnophis radix, as indicated by the ..."
3. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1901)
"Let r represent the radix, y the natural number, x its logarithm ; then y = r1,
or, patting 1 + a for r, y = (1 + a)*; and it is shown by the binomial and ..."
4. Algebra: An Elementary Text-book, for the Higher Classes of Secondary by George Chrystal (1904)
"•78 (radix 12) = 7 x 12 + 8 = 92 square inches. Hence the area is 297 feet 92
inches. § 7.] If a, number N be expressed in the scale of r, ..."
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