radix

R1A1D2I1X8
/ˈɹeɪ.dɪks/

noun

A root.

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primitiveradical wordbase
OriginLatin rādīx →
Less commonScrabble 13
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Meanings

nounradix (plural radixes or radices)

plural radixes · plural radices

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
primitiveradical word

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

Similar
base
Broader
number
Also see
base

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinrādīx“a root”
  2. Englishradix

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.

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Translations

Bengali নিধান
  • নিধান (nidhan)mathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers
Bulgarian корен
  • корен (koren)linguistics: word from which other words may be derived
Chinese Mandarin 基数
  • 基数 (jīshù)mathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers
Dutch grondtal
  • grondtalmathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers
Esperanto bazo
  • bazomathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers
Finnish kantasana, kanta
  • kantasanalinguistics: word from which other words may be derived
  • kantamathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers
  • kantalukumathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers
French racine, base
  • racinelinguistics: word from which other words may be derived
  • basemathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers
German Stammwort, Basis
  • Stammwortlinguistics: word from which other words may be derived
  • Basismathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers
Irish bunuimhir
  • bunuimhirmathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers
Japanese 原語, 基数
  • 原語 (gengo)linguistics: word from which other words may be derived
  • 基数 (kisū)mathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers
  • 底 (tē)mathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers
  • 進法 (shinhō)mathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers
Korean 밑
  • 밑 (mit)mathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers
Latin rādīx
  • rādīxmathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers
Norwegian Bokmål grunntall
  • grunntallmathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers
Persian مبنا
  • مبناmathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers
Polish podstawa, podstawa
  • podstawalinguistics: word from which other words may be derived
  • podstawamathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers
Portuguese raiz, base
  • raizlinguistics: word from which other words may be derived
  • basemathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers
Romanian rădăcină, bază
  • rădăcinălinguistics: word from which other words may be derived
  • bazămathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers
  • bază de numerațiemathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers
Russian ко́рень, осно́ва
  • ко́рень (kórenʹ)linguistics: word from which other words may be derived
  • осно́ва (osnóva)linguistics: word from which other words may be derived
Tamil வேரெண்
  • வேரெண் (vēreṇ)mathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers
Turkish kök, baz
  • köklinguistics: word from which other words may be derived
  • bazmathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers
  • tabanmathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers
  • temelmathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers
Vietnamese cơ số
  • cơ sốmathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers
Welsh rhif sylfaenol
  • rhif sylfaenolmathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with radix

spadix
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Cite this entry
APA

radix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radix

MLA

“radix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radix. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “radix,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radix.

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