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Digit /ˈdɪdʒɪt/

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Definition

noun
  1. 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.”
  2. A unit of measurement of angle equal to 1/360 of a circle's circumference.
    “A right angle is a ninety-degree angle.”
noun
  1. 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.”
  2. 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.”
verb
  1. To point at or point out with the finger.
Synonyms arcdegree ° finger figure place fingerbreadth

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