radix noun. ['radɪks, 'reɪ-] Pl. -ices [-ɪsi:z], -ixes. L16.
[Latin radix, radic- root of a plant.]
1. a. Math. A root of a number. L16-E18.
b. Math. & Computing. = BASE noun¹ 7. L18.

2. Astrology & Astronomy. A fact used as a basis of calculation, as a nativity, a position of a planet, etc. E17-L18.

3. A thing in which something originates; a source. E17.

4. Philology. An original word or form from which other words are derived. M17-L18.

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