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noun

Radix n. (pl. L. radices, E. radixes)

(Philol.) A primitive word, from which spring other words; a radical; a root; an etymon.

(Math.)

(a)

A number or quantity which is arbitrarily made the fundamental number of any system; a base. Thus, 10 is the radix, or base, of the common system of logarithms, and also of the decimal system of numeration.

(b)

(Alg.) A finite expression, from which a series is derived. (R.)

(Bot.) The root of a plant.

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Etymology of 'Radix'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Radix" Quotes from Famous Books

... writings which has been the only attempt to present them to English readers until the present year when I have undertaken a translation in extenso of the Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie, which is actually in the hands of the printer. Now, it has not been alleged in so many words that the radix of Modern Diabolism and the Masonic cultus of Lucifer is to be found in Eliphas Levi, but that is the substance of the charge. Most, or all, of the witnesses agree in representing him as an atrocious Satanist, an invoker of Lucifer, a celebrater ...

— Devil-Worship in France - or The Question of Lucifer • Arthur Edward Waite