English Explanatory Dictionary

radix

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A root.
  2. The primitive root word or morpheme from which later versions derive; the etymon
  3. The number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers in a particular base, as ten for decimal.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹeɪ.dɪks/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-radix.wav

Word forms

radix radixes radices

Etymology

PIE word *wréh₂ds Learned borrowing from Latin rādīx (“a root”). Doublet of radish.

Synonyms

primitive radical word

Derived words

diminished radix complement radically radicand radiciflorous radix complement radix point radix sort radix tree
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