radix
/ˈreɪdɪks/noun
(pl. radices /ˈreɪdɪsiːz/)
1
- Mathematics the base of a system of numeration【数】基, 基数。
2
- formal a source or origin of something〈正式〉来源, 起源：
Judaism is the radix of Christianity.
基督教起源于犹太教。
词源
early 17th cent. (in sense 2)： from Latin, literally 'root'. Sense 1 dates from the late 18th cent.