radix

n. number used as the base for a numerical system; source, origin (Mathematics)

"Radix" is another word for "base" (in mathematics); for other uses, see Base."Radix" is genus of freshwater snails from Lymnaeidae family, see Radix (genus)" In mathematical numeral systems, the base or radix is usually the number of various unique digits, including zero, that a positional numeral system uses to represent numbers. For example, the decimal system, the most common system in use today, uses base ten, hence the maximum number a single digit will ever reach is 9, after which it is necessary to add another digit to achieve a higher number.
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Noun
1. (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place; "10 is the radix of the decimal system"
(synonym) base
(hypernym) number
(classification) numeration system, number system, number representation system, system of numeration

n. radix, number used as the base for a numerical system; source, origin (Mathematics)

n. radix