Look up: radix

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   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) uses 0-9 and each digit is worth ten times as much ...
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   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 numbers, surviving at different ages, of an initial number of individuals, e.g. 10,000 which is the radix ...
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   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.) A primitive word, from which spring other words; a radical; a root; an etymon. 2. (Math.) (a) A number or quantity whic ...
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   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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   Radix
   In mathematical numeral systems, the `base` or `radix` is usually the number of various unique digits, including zero, that a positional numeral system uses to represent numbers. For example, the decimal system, the most common system in use today, uses base ten, hence the maximum number a single digit will ever reach is 9, after which it is necessary to add another digit to achieve a higher number. The highest symbol of a positional numeral sys...
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   radix
   (ra´diks) Latin word meaning root; a term used in anatomy.
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   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, 10 is the radix, or base, of the common system of ...
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