digit

[dij-it]

noun

1. a finger or toe.

2. the breadth of a finger used as a unit of linear measure, usually equal to 3/4 inch (2 centimeters).

3. any of the Arabic figures of 1 through 9 and 0.

4. any of the symbols of other number systems, as 0 or 1 in the binary.

5. index.

6. Astronomy.,  the twelfth part of the sun's or moon's diameter: used to express the magnitude of an eclipse.

digit

/ ˈdɪdʒɪt /

noun

1. a finger or toe

2. Also called: figure. any of the ten Arabic numerals from 0 to 9

3. another name for finger

4. astronomy one twelfth of the diameter of the sun or moon, used to express the magnitude of an eclipse

Word History and Origins

Origin of digit¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin digitus “finger, toe”

Word History and Origins

Origin of digit¹

C15: from Latin digitus toe, finger

Example Sentences

Once struggling to reach double digits in points, UCLA’s offense is now humming.

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Opinion polls suggest the SNP has a double digit lead over Labour, with Reform UK nipping at their heels, having pushed the Conservatives into fourth place.

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Management confirmed this figure at its investor day, with long-term annual revenue growth guidance of high single digits.

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Although circumstances differ in each country, what Japan, the U.S. and Western Europe have in common is debt, now in or approaching triple digits as a share of gross domestic product.

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He has a respectable average of 35.68 in 14 Tests in Australia - he has nine fifties - but his high score is stuck in double digits at 89.

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