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radix

ra·dix

UK/ˈɹeɪ.dɪks/ uncommon

noun

1.

(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place

  • “10 is the radix of the decimal system”
Synonyms

Origin

PIE word *wréh₂ds Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds Proto-Italic *wrādīks Latin rādīxlbor. English radix Learned borrowing from Latin rādīx (“a root”). Doublet of radish.

Phrases

  • diminished radix complement
  • radix complement
  • radix point
  • radix sort
  • radix tree

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