1. plural form of radix; the base numbers in mathematical number systems
Usage: mathematics; technical
2. plural form of radix; root forms of words from which other words are derived
Usage: linguistics; technical

Examples

• The computer science students learned about different radixes used in programming.
• Binary and decimal systems have radixes of 2 and 10 respectively.
• Linguists study the radixes of ancient languages to understand word formation.
• The radixes of these Latin words can be traced back centuries.
• Different number systems employ various radixes for calculation.