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

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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And yet, when it came time to vote, Davids beat her conservative opponent by 12 points, and again in 2024, when she won reelection for a third term — also by double digits.

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You’ll need to enter a California driver’s license or ID number or the last four digits of your Social Security number.

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That rocketed annual inflation into triple digits and led to the crumbling of confidence among domestic and foreign investors, thus complicating the government’s ability to refinance its maturing debt obligations.

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When he succeeded Banda, the inflation rate was at 24% percent - by the time he left, it had shrunk to single digits.

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