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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 centimeters).
- 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.
digit
/ ˈɪɪ /
noun
- a finger or toe
- Also calledfigure any of the ten Arabic numerals from 0 to 9
- another name for finger
- astronomy one twelfth of the diameter of the sun or moon, used to express the magnitude of an eclipse
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of digit1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin digitus “finger, toe”
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of digit1
C15: from Latin digitus toe, finger
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I am 26, I have four digits in my bank account, and I have no health insurance and I am running for Congress.
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I’ve never paid double digits for a single container of strawberries, but curiosity got the best of me.
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The Bruins received a wakeup call as they came out sluggish, fell behind by double digits early and never recovered against the Badgers on Friday.
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Back then, he said the app’s retention rate was near single digits, and 80% of dramas failed to gain an audience.
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Expect single digits by day, and a chance of overnight frosts.
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