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Definitions

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.

Synonyms

All synonyms

argumentbasebasebeginningbulbbulbil

Etymology

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

Related phrases

diminished radix complementradix complementradix pointradix sortradix tree

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