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ra·dix | \ ˈrā-diks 
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\ plural radices\ ˈrā-də-ˌsēz , ˈra- \ or radixes\ ˈrā-dik-səz \
, ˈra- \ or radixes\ ˈrā-dik-səz \Definition of radix
1 : the base of a number system or of logarithms
2 : the primary source
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radix
nounra·dix | \ ˈrād-iks \
\ plural radices\ ˈrād-ə-ˌsēz , ˈrad- \ or radixes\ ˈrād-ik-səz \
, ˈrad- \ or radixes\ ˈrād-ik-səz \Medical Definition of radix
: the base or root of something (as a plant or a cranial or spinal nerve)
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The first known use of radix was in 1607
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