Radix — meaning in English

English meaning

• primitive adj Belonging to an early stage of development; basic or unrefined.
• radical adjective Favoring extreme, fundamental change, especially in politics or society.

Senses

Radix is used for these senses in English:

• primitive (linguistics) An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.
• radical (arithmetic) A root (of a number or quantity).

primitive — full definition

1. adj Belonging to an early stage of development; basic or unrefined.
2. noun (computing) A basic data type or simple building block from which more complex structures are made.

radical — full definition

1. adjective Favoring extreme, fundamental change, especially in politics or society.
2. adjective Thorough and far-reaching; affecting the most basic or essential part of something.
3. noun A person who holds extreme or fundamentally reforming political views.
4. noun In chemistry, a group of atoms that behaves as a single unit in reactions (often short for "free radical").

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