digit
Meaning
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- A position in a sequence of numerals representing a place value in a positional number system.
- A distinct symbol representing a natural number in a positional number system.
- ¹⁄₁₂ the apparent diameter of the sun or moon, (chiefly) as a measure of the totality of an eclipse.
- A unit of length notionally based upon the width of an adult human finger, standardized differently in various places and times, (especially) the English digit of ¹⁄₁₆ foot, now equivalent to about 1.9 cm.
- (obsolete) Synonym of inch.
- A narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe.
- Similar or similar-looking structures in other animals.
- (obsolete) Synonym of degree: ¹⁄₃₆₀ of a circle.
Synonyms
finger’s breadth
numeric character
phalange
point to
scale-of-two
numerical symbol
positioning of decimal point
numerical code
binary bit
generation number
figure number
No. of grade
digiti manus
code number
digital code
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdɪd͡ʒɪt/
Etymology
From Middle English digit, from Latin digitus (“a fingerbreadth; a number”). Doublet of digitus and toe .
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