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RADIX
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Irregular inflected form: radices
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
Example:
10 is the radix of the decimal system
Synonyms:
base; radix
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("radix" is a kind of...):
number (a concept of quantity involving zero and units)
Domain category:
number representation system; number system; numeration system; system of numeration (any notation for the representation of numbers)
