Category:Radix

Ra"dix, n.; pl. Radices, e. Radixes. Etym: [l. radix, -icis, root. See radish.]

1. (philol.)

Defn: a primitive, from which spring other words; a radical; a root; An etymon.

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.

3. (bot.)

Defn: the root of a plant.