a finger or toe - Also called: figure
any of the ten Arabic numerals from 0 to 9 - another name for
finger 4
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dig•it /ˈdɪdʒɪt/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Mathematicsany of the Arabic numerals of 1 through 9 and 0.
- Computing, Mathematicsany symbol of other number systems, as 0 or 1 in the binary:There are only two digits in the binary system, 0 and 1.
- a finger or toe:He lost a digit in the war.
dig•it
(dij′it),USA pronunciation n.
- a finger or toe.
- Weights and Measuresthe breadth of a finger used as a unit of linear measure, usually equal to ¾ in. (2 cm).
- Mathematicsany of the Arabic figures of 1 through 9 and 0.
- Computing, Mathematicsany of the symbols of other number systems, as 0 or 1 in the binary.
- index (def. 6).
- Astronomythe twelfth part of the sun's or moon's diameter: used to express the magnitude of an eclipse.
- Latin digitus finger, toe
- Middle English 1350–1400
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'digits' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
International Code
- STD code
- ZIP + 4
- abacus
- accurate
- artiodactyl
- base
- binary
- binary digit
- binary notation
- binary-coded decimal system
- chiropter
- cloven hoof
- code
- cyclic shift
- decimal place
- decimal system
- digital
- digital clock
- digital watch
- digitate
- finger
- fixed-point representation
- floating-point representation
- gecko
- hexadecimal
- hoatzin
- hoof
- infinite
- leap year
- leptodactylous
- long division
- loris
- mantissa
- marmoset
- millennium bug
- nonrepeating decimal
- numbers game
- opposable
- pentadactyl
- perissodactyl
- phalanger
- polydactyl
- positional notation
- postal code
- postcode
- primate
- pulse dialing
- recur
- recurring decimal