1. plural form of radix; the roots or fundamental sources of something
Usage: formal; technical
2. in mathematics, the base numbers in different number systems
Usage: mathematics
3. in anatomy, the roots of nerves or other anatomical structures
Usage: anatomy; medical

Examples

• The radices of the polynomial equation were calculated using advanced methods.
• In binary systems, the radices are powers of two.
• The anatomist studied the radices of the cranial nerves.
• Understanding the radices of these concepts is essential for advanced study.
• The radices of the problem lay in poor communication.
• Different number systems have different radices as their foundations.