Radix (disambiguation)
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Radix
Radix
In mathematical numeral systems, the base or radix for the simplest case is the number of unique digits, including zero, that a positional numeral system uses to represent numbers. For example, for the decimal system the radix is ten, because it uses the ten digits from 0 through 9.In any numeral...

refers to the number b in an expression of the form bn

Radix may also refer to:

Biology

  • Radix, the root
    Root
    In vascular plants, the root is the organ of a plant that typically lies below the surface of the soil. This is not always the case, however, since a root can also be aerial or aerating . Furthermore, a stem normally occurring below ground is not exceptional either...

     of a plant in botany
    • Also used for dorsal root
      Dorsal root
      In anatomy and neurology, the dorsal root is the afferentsensory root of a spinal nerve.At the distal end of the dorsal root is the dorsal root ganglion, which contains the neuron cell bodies of the nerve fibres conveyed by the root.If the dorsal root of a spinal nerve were severed it would lead...

       and ventral root
      Ventral root
      In anatomy and neurology, the ventral root is the efferent motor root of a spinal nerve.At its distal end, the ventral root joins with the dorsal root to form a mixed spinal nerve....

       in anatomy. Derived terms e.g. radiculoneuropathy
  • Radix (gastropod), a genus of freshwater snails

Computing

  • Radix point
    Radix point
    In mathematics and computing, a radix point is the symbol used in numerical representations to separate the integer part of a number from its fractional part . "Radix point" is a general term that applies to all number bases...

    , a symbol used in mathematics to separate the integral part of the number from its fractional part
  • Radix sort
    Radix sort
    In computer science, radix sort is a non-comparative integer sorting algorithm that sorts data with integer keys by grouping keys by the individual digits which share the same significant position and value...

    , a computer sorting algorithm
  • Radix tree
    Radix tree
    In computer science, a radix tree is a space-optimized trie data structure where each node with only one child is merged with its child. The result is that every internal node has at least two children. Unlike in regular tries, edges can be labeled with sequences of characters as well as single...

    , a type of set data structure
  • RADIX-50
    RADIX-50
    RADIX-50, commonly called Rad-50 or RAD50, is a character encoding created by Digital Equipment Corporation for use on their DECsystem, PDP, and VAX computers...

    , a character encoding

Entertainment

  • Radix (studio)
    Radix (studio)
    -Productions:*Akahori Gedou Hour Rabuge *Amazing Nurse Nanako *Bakegyamon *Comic Party: Revolution *Dennou Boukenki Webdiver *Divergence Eve *Haibane Renmei *Honey x Honey Drops...

    , a Japanese Animation studio
  • Radix Tetrad
    Radix Tetrad
    The Radix Tetrad is a group of four science fiction books by A. A. Attanasio. The first novel, the Nebula Award-nominated Radix, was published in 1981, and the last novel, The Last Legends of Earth was published in 1989....

    , science fiction novel tetralogy by A. A. Attanasio
    • Radix (novel)
      Radix (novel)
      Radix is a science fiction novel by A. A. Attanasio, published in 1981. It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1981. It is the first of four books in Attanasio's Radix Tetrad, followed by In Other Worlds in 1984....

      , the first novel, 1981
  • Radix, a planet colonised by humans in the fictional gamebook Rebel Planet
  • Radix: Beyond the Void, a 1995 first-person shooter
    First-person shooter
    First-person shooter is a video game genre that centers the gameplay on gun and projectile weapon-based combat through first-person perspective; i.e., the player experiences the action through the eyes of a protagonist. Generally speaking, the first-person shooter shares common traits with other...

    video game for DOS
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