The meaning of RADICAL is of, relating to, or proceeding from a root. How to use radical in a sentence.

RADICAL definition: 1. believing or expressing the belief that there should be great or extreme social or political…. Learn more.

If something is considered extremist or very different from anything that has come before it, call it radical.

Relating to or advocating fundamental or revolutionary changes in current practices, conditions, or institutions: radical politics; a radical political theorist.

a person holding radical views, esp. one favoring fundamental social or economic change

2 days ago · radical (plural radicals) (historical, 19th-century Britain, politics) A member of the most progressive wing of the Liberal Party; someone favouring social reform (but generally …

The indicated root of a quantity or quantities, shown by an expression written under the radical sign.

An individual atom or element as a constituent of a compound was formerly termed a simple radical, as distinct from a group or compound radical. The use of the word for single atoms is …

Definition of radical adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. relating to the most basic and important parts of something; complete and detailed synonym far-reaching. This …

adjective of or going to the root or origin; fundamental. There is a radical difference between the two interpretations of the sacred text, one justifying war and the other requiring nonviolent …