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/ˈdɪd͡ʒɪt/
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ˈdɪdʒɪt
Noun
A position in a sequence of numerals representing a place value in a positional number system.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A six-digit eclipse covers half the lunar surface.
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.
Usage- Historical
Synonym of inch.
Usage- Obsolete
A narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe.
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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.
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The ruminants have the cloven foot, i.e. two hoofed digits on each foot.
Synonym of degree: ¹⁄₃₆₀ of a circle.
Usage- Obsolete
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Synonym of manicule.
Verb
To point at or point out with the finger.
Usage- Archaic
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Noun
one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
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0 and 1 are digits
the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
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a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates
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