digit en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɪd͡ʒɪt/
- dĭ'jĭt
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-der.? Latin digitusbor. Middle English digit English digit Inherited from Middle English digit, borrowed from Latin digitus. Doublet of digitus and dedo.
Meanings
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A position in a sequence of numerals representing a place value in a positional number system.
The base-10 number 123.4 has four digits: the hundreds digit is 1, the tens digit is 2, the units digit is 3, and the tenths digit is 4.
This meter is a 3½ digit digital multimeter that is rugged, reliable and convenient to use, while providing all of the accuracy and features needed for any application.
2017 October 14, “DIGITAL MULTIMETER M-1000E”, in Elenco, page 4:
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A distinct symbol representing a natural number in a positional number system.
Hexadecimal numeration (Base sixteen) includes the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 but also A (=10 decimal), B, C, D, E, and F. Sixteen itself is written as the two-digit number 10.
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¹⁄₁₂ the apparent diameter of the sun or moon, (chiefly) as a measure of the totality of an eclipse.
A six-digit eclipse covers half the lunar surface.
- (historical) 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.
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A narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe.
Jai grabbed Andrew’s shoulders with the same three digits he had used to grab the ancient doubter’s skull and spun him around.
2018, Shiv Kotecha, The Switch, United States: Wonder, →ISBN, page 144:
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Similar or similar-looking structures in other animals.
The ruminants have the cloven foot, i.e. two hoofed digits on each foot.
1866, Richard Owen, Anatomy of Vertebrates:
- (obsolete, rare) Synonym of degree: ¹⁄₃₆₀ of a circle.
- Synonym of manicule.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| digits | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
palm (unit of length) · span (unit of length) · cubit (unit of length) · fathom (unit of length) · handspan (unit of length)
Deriveds
oculodigitoesophagoduodenal · repdigit · digit I · index digit · double digits · binary digit · hexit · digit counter · interdigit · lung-digit syndrome · digitiform · digit trunk · trit · digital · digitize · digit pulse · monodigit · digitlike · digitless · fourth digit · digit number · first digit · digit IV · digit sum · significant digit · binit · single-digit salute · nepit · check digit · double-digit · multidigit
Hyponyms
bit (position in a sequence of numerals, symbol in a positional number system)
Relateds
Synonyms
finger · degree · manicule · fingersbreadth · figure · finger · fingerbreadth · place · inch
Translations (165)
ml അക്കം (numeral) · pt dedo (finger or toe) · sv tå (finger or toe) · la digitus (finger or toe) · is tölustafur (numeral) · ja 数字 (numeral) · sl številka (numeral) · ru позиция (place in a positional number system) · cmn 手指 (finger or toe) · km ខ្ទង់ (numeral) · km ម្រាម (finger or toe) · ko 발가락 (finger or toe) · tg рақам (numeral) · de Stelle (numeral) · wa doye (finger or toe) · hu ujj (unit of length) · sah тарбах (finger or toe) · fr chiffre (numeral) · nl cijfer (numeral) · id digit (numeral) · enm fynger (unit of length) · ru место (place in a positional number system) · ca dit (finger or toe) · la digitus (unit of length) · ru числовой разряд (place in a positional number system) · mns-nor ловиньтанпос (numeral) · mi mati (finger or toe) · no finger (finger or toe) · fa-ira اَنْگُشْت (unit of length) · sv finger (finger or toe) · orv пьрстъ (finger or toe) · ru разряд (place in a positional number system) · my ဂဏန်း (numeral) · ta விரல் (finger or toe) · bn পায়ের আঙুল (finger or toe) · sh pȑst (finger or toe) · orv пальць (finger or toe) · sk prst (finger or toe) · es dedo (unit of length) · gd figear (numeral) · ia digito (finger or toe) · ga figiúr (numeral) · fr doigt (unit of length) · da tå (finger or toe) · el δάκτυλο (finger or toe) · mnc ᡧᡠᠮᡥᡠᠨ (finger or toe) · it cifra (numeral) · sk číslica (numeral) · pl palec (finger or toe) · vi ngón (finger or toe) · tr rakam (numeral) · wa årtea (finger or toe) · ky санарип (numeral) · eo cifero (numeral) · grc δάκτυλος (finger or toe) · bg пръст (finger or toe) · ro cifră (numeral) · mk прст (finger or toe) · nl teen (finger or toe) · bo “number-place” (place in a positional number system) · prs اَنْگُشْت (finger or toe) · fr doigt (finger or toe) · es guarismo (numeral) · hu ujj (finger or toe) · izh tsifra (numeral) · th เลข (numeral) · ia cifra (numeral) · ru перст (finger or toe) · da ciffer (numeral) · be цы́фра (numeral) · ja 指 (finger or toe) · nl vinger (finger or toe) · sv siffra (numeral) · sh пр̏ст (finger or toe) · fi varvas (finger or toe) · vi chữ số (numeral) · be лі́чба (numeral) · tl tambilang (numeral) · gl dedo (finger or toe) · hu számjegy (numeral) · fa-ira اَنْگُشْت (finger or toe) · pt dedo (unit of length) · io cifro (numeral) · cu ⱂⱃⱐⱄⱅⱏ (finger or toe) · id jari (finger or toe) · he סִפְרָה (place in a positional number system) · ko 숫자 (numeral) · km លេខ (numeral) · bn আঙুল (finger or toe) · es cifra (numeral) · de Finger (finger or toe) · hy մատ (finger or toe) · cs číslice (numeral) · az rəqəm (numeral) · ar رَقْم (numeral) · es letra de guarismo (numeral) · ms jari (finger or toe) · ru ци́фра (numeral) · eo fingro (finger or toe) · ru па́лец (finger or toe) · be па́лец (finger or toe) · ca xifra (numeral) · dlg чөмүйэ (finger or toe) · id angka (numeral) · bo གྲངས་གནས Literally (place in a positional number system) · prs اَنْگُشْت (unit of length) · fi numero (numeral) · fa-cls اَنْگُشْت (finger or toe) · tr parmak (finger or toe) · sh znamenka (numeral) · ro deget (finger or toe) · cmn 腳趾 /脚趾 (finger or toe) · de Ziffer (numeral) · fr orteil (finger or toe) · uk па́лець (finger or toe) · te అంకె (numeral) · pl cyfra (numeral) · my လက်ချောင်း (finger or toe) · aii ܨܸܒܥܬܵܐ (finger or toe) · de Zeh (finger or toe) · es dedo (finger or toe) · es dígito (numeral) · cs prst (finger or toe) · fi sormi (finger or toe) · ar إِصْبَع (finger or toe) · sa अङ्गुरि (finger or toe) · sl prst (finger or toe) · sh цифра (numeral) · enm digit (numeral) · sl števka (numeral) · ru знакоместо (place in a positional number system) · egy Dba (unit of length) · fa-cls اَنْگُشْت (unit of length) · fa رقم (numeral) · el αριθμός (numeral) · bo ཨང་ཀི (numeral) · bg ци́фра (numeral) · is tala (numeral) · mk цифра (numeral) · pt algarismo (numeral) · th นิ้ว (finger or toe) · bn হাতের আঙুল (finger or toe) · sh cifra (numeral) · gv bun-earroo (numeral) · egy Dba (finger or toe) · lo ນີ້ວ (finger or toe) · mnc ᠰᡳᠮᡥᡠᠨ (finger or toe) · hy թվանշան (numeral) · mi mati (numeral) · nn siffer (numeral) · da finger (finger or toe) · cu прьстъ (finger or toe) · ia digito (numeral) · sa अङ्गुली (finger or toe) · cmn 數字 /数字 (numeral) · lo ເລກ (numeral) · pt dígito (numeral) · no tå (finger or toe) · uk ци́фра (numeral) · he סִפְרָה (numeral) · nb siffer (numeral) · ko 손가락 (finger or toe) · pt dígito (finger or toe) · el ψηφίο (numeral) · wa doet (finger or toe)