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Definition of: radix
(rā′diks) noun plural rad·i·ces (rad′ə·sēz, rā′də-) or ra·dix·es
1. Rare The origin or source.
2. Math. A number or symbol used as the basis of a scale of enumeration: 10 is the radix of the common system of logarithms.
3. Bot. The root of a plant.
4. An original word from which others are derived; radical; root; etymon. [<L, root. Doublet of RADISH.]
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