Meaning of digit | Babel Free

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1. A position in a sequence of numerals representing a place value in a positional number system.
2. finger
3. A distinct symbol representing a natural number in a positional number system.
4. digit (a part of the body inclusive of fingers or toes)
5. One of ten Arabic symbols representing the numbers 0 to 9. Also used in astronomy as a unit of measure equal to half the diameter of the Sun or Moon. Used in ancient Egypt as a measure of length: 1 digit = 1 finger width.
6. ¹⁄₁₂ the apparent diameter of the sun or moon, (chiefly) as a measure of the totality of an eclipse.
7. thimble (a small device to protect a thumb or finger during sewing)
8. (of a omputer etc) using the numbers 0–9. digitaal رَقْمي цифрв digital číslicový Digital-... digital ψηφιακόςdigital digitaalne رقمی؛ عددی digitaalinen numérique דִיגִיטָאִלי अंकीय digitalni digitális menggunakan angka, digital stafrænn digitale デジタル型の 손가락의, 디지털형의 skaitmeninis ciparu- digit digitaaldigitalcyfrowy دلاس يا پښې ګوته: رقم: دانچ 3/4برخه digital numeric, cifric цифровой číslicový digitalen digitalan digital ซึ่งเกี่ยวกับตัวเลข sayısal, dijital 數字的 цифровий صفر سے نو تک کی عدد کے ا...
   etc
9. 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.
   historical
10. finger (the width of a finger as an approximate unit of length)
11. a clock or watch which shows the time in numbers instead of on a dial. digitale horlosie ساعَه رَقْمِيَّه дифитален часовник relógio digital digitální hodin(k)y die Digitaluhr digitalur ψηφιακό ρολόιreloj digital digitaalkell ساعت کامپیوتری digitaalinen kello horloge/montre à affichage numérique שָׁעוֹן דִיגִיטָאלִי डिजिटल brojčani digitális óra digital stafræn klukka, tölvuúr orologio digitale デジタル時計 디지털 시계 skaitmeninis laikrodis elektroniskais pulkstenis jam digital digitaal uurwerk digital...
12. Synonym of inch.
    obsolete
13. dedo (a traditional Spanish unit of measurement about equal to 1.75 cm)
14. dedo.
15. A narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe.
16. A human finger or toe.
17. Similar or similar-looking structures in other animals.
18. A unit of length derived from the breadth of a finger and equal to about 3/4 of an inch (2.0 centimeters).
19. Synonym of degree: ¹⁄₃₆₀ of a circle.
    obsolete, rare
20. One of the ten Arabic number symbols, 0 through 9.
21. Synonym of manicule.
22. digits Slang A telephone number: She gave me her digits, and I put them in my cell phone.
    Slang
23. (Anatomy) a finger or toe
24. (Mathematics) Also called: figure any of the ten Arabic numerals from 0 to 9

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Examples

“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.”

“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.”

“A six-digit eclipse covers half the lunar surface.”

“Jai grabbed Andrew’s shoulders with the same three digits he had used to grab the ancient doubter’s skull and spun him around.”

“The ruminants have the cloven foot, i.e. two hoofed digits on each foot.”

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