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radix

/ˈɹeɪ.dɪks/

radix noun: a root.

Noun

radix (plural radixes or radices)

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

radix meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Kannada

radix in Tamil

mathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers
வேரெண் vēreṇ

radix in Urdu

بنا, ماخذ

radix in Bengali

mathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers
নিধান nidhan

radix in Kannada

mathematics: number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers
ಪದ್ಧತಿ paddhati
More languagesFewer languages
radix in Assamese
ভেঁটি bhẽti
radix in Persian
مبنا
radix in Vietnamese
cơ số

Synonyms of radix

Forms of radix

pluralradixes
pluralradices

Origin of radix

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.

Words formed from radix

Phrases with radix

Words that rhyme with radix

Questions about radix

What does radix mean?
Radix means a root.
What is radix in Tamil?
Radix in Tamil is வேரெண் (vēreṇ). See Radix meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is radix?
Radix is a noun.
How do you pronounce radix?
Radix is pronounced /ˈɹeɪ.dɪks/.
What is the plural of radix?
The plural of radix is radixes.

Words near radix in the dictionary

  1. radius wall
  2. radiused
  3. radiuses
  4. radiusing
  5. Radivoj
  6. radix
  7. radix complement
  8. radix complements
  9. radix graminis
  10. radix point
  11. radix points

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: radix (page history and authors); radix (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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