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Radix

//ˈɹeɪ.dɪks// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A root.
  2. 2
    (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place wordnet
  3. 3
    The primitive root word or morpheme from which later versions derive; the etymon
  4. 4
    The number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers in a particular base, as ten for decimal.

Etymology

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

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