radix Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
    base.
    • 10 is the radix of the decimal system

WordNet

Ra"dix noun
Etymology
L. radix, -icis, root. See Radish.
Wordforms
plural Radices E Radixes
Definitions
  1. (Philol.) 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.) The root of a plant.

Webster 1913