Look up: radix

1. radix
   Type: Term Pronunciation: rā′diks, rā-di′sis, rad′ĭ-sēz or rā-dī′sēz Definitions: 1. The hypothetical size of the birth cohort in a life table, commonly 1,000 or 100,000. Synonyms: root1, root of tooth
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2. radix
   this word in its customary mathematical sense, namely as meaning a number which is the base of a numerical system or table; for example, the radix of the system of decimal numbers and of common logarithms is ten. It also occurs in an analogous statistical sense, e.g. a life table may show the number...
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3. Radix
   Ra'dix (rā'dĭks) noun ; plural Latin Radices (răd'ĭ*sēz), English Radixes (rā'dĭks*ĕz). [ Latin radix , -icis , root. See Radish .] 1. (Philol.)...
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4. radix
   Origin: L. Radix, -icis, root. See Radish. ... 1. <philosophy> A primitive, from which spring other words; a radical; a root; an etymon. ... 2. <mathematics> A finite expression, from which a series is derived. ... 3. <botany> The root of a plant. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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5. radix
   (ra´diks) Latin word meaning root; a term used in anatomy.
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6. Radix
   • (n.) A finite expression, from which a series is derived. • (n.) A primitive word, from which spring other words; a radical; a root; an etymon. • (n.) The root of a plant. • (n.) A number or quantity which is arbitrarily made the fundamental number of any system; a base. Thus, ...
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7. radix
   (mathematics) The ratio, R, between the weights of adjacent digits in positional representation of numbers. The right-most digit has weight one, the digit to its left has weight R, the next R^2, R^3, etc. The radix also determines the set of digits which is zero to R-1. E.g. decimal (radix ten) u...
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8. radix
   Latin = root.
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9. Radix
   In mathematical numeral systems, the `base` or `radix` for the simplest case is the number of unique digits, including zero, that a positional numeral system uses to represent numbers. For example, for the decimal system (the most common system in use today) the radix is ten, because it uses the ten...
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10. Radix
    (novel) `Radix` is a science fiction novel by A. A. Attanasio, published in 1981. It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1981. It is the first of four books in Attanasio`s Radix Tetrad, followed by In Other Worlds in 1984. The novel is being re-issued by Phoenix Pick, ...
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11. Radix
    (gastropod) `Radix` is a genus of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropods in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails. The genus Radix has Palaearctic distribution. Phylogeny : Correa et al. (2010) have confirmed that placement of these species in the genus <...
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12. Radix
    (disambiguation) `Radix` refers to the number <var>b</var> in an expression of the form <var>b</var>^<var>n</var> `Radix` may also refer to: Biology : Computing : Entertainment :
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