digit
[dij-it]
noun
a finger or toe.
the breadth of a finger used as a unit of linear measure, usually equal to 3/4 inch (2 cm).
any of the Arabic figures of 1 through 9 and 0.
any of the symbols of other number systems, as 0 or 1 in the binary.
Astronomy. the twelfth part of the sun's or moon's diameter: used to express the magnitude of an eclipse.
Origin of digit
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin digitus finger, toe
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Related Words for digit
figure, notation, symbol, cipher, numeral, integer, Arabic, fork, extremity, hook, finger, feeler, claw, pointer, toe, thumb, fang, pinkie, phalangeExamples from the Web for digit
Historical Examples of digit
It holds in it always the warm soul of every digit of the moon.
Adventures in the ArtsMarsden Hartley
He was ripe, without having declined a digit towards fogeyism.
A LaodiceanThomas Hardy
If the answer is a digit, Here is e first case of is craft, e quych is is.
The Earliest Arithmetics in EnglishAnonymous
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The Earliest Arithmetics in EnglishAnonymous
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The Earliest Arithmetics in EnglishAnonymous
digit
noun
Word Origin for digit
C15: from Latin digitus toe, finger
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n.
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