Radix

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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)]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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
  
  

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

  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)