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radix definition

ra·dix (rā′diks)

noun pl. radices radi·ces (rad′ə sēz′, rā′də-) or radixes ra′·dixes

  1. the root of a plant
  2. radicle
  3. Linguis. a root, or base
  4. Math. a number made the base of a system of numbers

Etymology: L, root

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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