radix
n. தோற்றுவாய், கருமூலம், (கண) கணிப்பின் அடி மூலம், அளவையின் கருமுதல்.
Ra"dix, n.; pl. Radices, E. Radixes. Etym: [L. radix, -icis, root. See Radish.] 1. (Philol.) Defn: A primitive, from which spring other words; a radical; a root; an etymon. 2. (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.] Hutton. 3. (Bot.) Defn: The root of a plant.