radix — meaning in English

English meaning

• primitive adj Belonging to an early stage of development; basic or unrefined.
• radix noun The primitive root word or morpheme from which later versions derive; the etymon
• root noun The underground part of a plant that anchors it and draws in water and nutrients.

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.
• radix (mathematics) The number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers in a particular base, as ten for decimal.
• root The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
• root The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.

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.

radix — full definition

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

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