Radix (disambiguation)

A radix, or base, is the number of unique digits, including zero, used to represent numbers in a positional numeral system.

Radix may also refer to:

Mathematics and science

Computing

  • Radix point, a symbol used in mathematics to separate the integral part of the number from its fractional part
  • Radix sort, a computer sorting algorithm
  • Radix tree, a type of set data structure
  • DEC Radix-50, a character encoding
  • Radix-64, a character encoding

Entertainment

Other

gollark: Probably others.
gollark: You would just want elements with lots of stable isotopes and a regular structure, so carbon, silicon, germanium.
gollark: Yes, so stable isotopes.
gollark: Oh, and germanium can do 4 bits per atom, and is denser too.
gollark: Silicon apparently also has a crystal structure and 3 stable isotopes, so 3 bits per atom.

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