/ˈdɪd͡ʒɪt/
OriginFrom Middle English digit, from Latin digitus (“a finger; a number”). Doublet of digitus and dedo.
- 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.”
- 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.”
- 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.”
- historicalA 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.
- obsoleteSynonym of inch.
- 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.”
- Similar or similar-looking structures in other animals.
“The ruminants have the cloven foot, i.e. two hoofed digits on each foot.”
- obsolete, rareSynonym of degree: ¹⁄₃₆₀ of a circle.
- Synonym of manicule.
- archaic, transitiveTo point at or point out with the finger.
Formsdigits(plural) · digits(present, singular, third-person) · digiting(participle, present) · digited(participle, past) · digited(past)