Digit
/ˈdɪdʒɪt/
The meaning and definition of Digit, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university or, in some countries, a college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.)
“She has two bachelor's degrees and is studying towards a master's degree.”
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A unit of measurement of angle equal to 1/360 of a circle's circumference.
“A right angle is a ninety-degree angle.”
noun
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The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base-ten numbers.
“The 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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A distinct symbol representing one of an arithmetic progression of numbers between 0 and the radix.
“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.”
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
Origin
From Latin digitus.
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