radical vs basic

radical and basic both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
radical	Yes	Yes	No	No
basic	Yes	Yes	No	No

radical (noun)	basic (noun)
a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram	(usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
a person who has radical ideas or opinions
(mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity
(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule that has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule

radical (adjective)	basic (adjective)
especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem	pertaining to or constituting a base or basis
of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root	of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base
arising from or going to the root or source	reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality
(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm	serving as a base or starting point
markedly new or introducing radical change