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The definition of a digit is a number from 0 to 9, or a finger or toe.
(noun)- An example of a digit is the number 5.
- An example of a digit is a pinky finger.
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See digit in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a finger or toe
- a unit of linear measure equal to inch, based on the breadth of a finger
- any numeral from 0 to 9: so called because originally counted on the fingers
Origin: ME < L digitus, a finger, toe, inch < IE base *deik-, to show, point > L dicere, to say: see diction
See digit in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- a. A human finger or toe.b. A corresponding part in other vertebrates.
- A unit of length derived from the breadth of a finger and equal to about 3/4 of an inch (2.0 centimeters).
- a. One of the ten Arabic number symbols, 0 through 9.b. Such a symbol used in a system of numeration.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Latin digitus, finger, toe; see deik- in Indo-European roots
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