radix
/ˈradɪks
/ /ˈreɪks/noun (plural radices /ˈradɪsiːz/)
1 Mathematics The base of a system of numeration.Here r is the base, or radix, and the coefficients d i are the digits of the number....
- All that is needed to comprehend the puzzle is understanding that counting by grouping is most easily recorded in the positional notations, radix being the largest group size.
- Everything hinges on the assumption that the incremental cost of increasing the radix is the same as the incremental cost of increasing the number of digits.
2 rare A source or origin of something: Judaism is the radix of Christianity...
- The unturned chart is called the ‘radical figure’, the radix - the root from which all the symbolism emerges.
Origin
Early 17th century (in sense 2): from Latin, literally 'root'. sense 1 dates from the late 18th century.