digit

English Online Dictionary. What means digit‎? What does digit mean?

English

Etymology

From Middle English digit, from Latin digitus (“a fingerbreadth; a number”). Doublet of digitus and toe .

Pronunciation

• enPR: dĭ'jĭt, IPA^(key): /ˈdɪd͡ʒɪt/
• Rhymes: -ɪdʒɪt

Noun

digit (plural digits)

1. (mathematics) A position in a sequence of numerals representing a place value in a positional number system.

   Synonyms: place; figure (informal, usually in discussion of money)

2. (mathematics) A distinct symbol representing a natural number in a positional number system.

3. (units of measure, astronomy) ¹⁄₁₂ the apparent diameter of the sun or moon, (chiefly) as a measure of the totality of an eclipse.

   Synonym: finger (obsolete)

4. (historical units of measure) A unit of length notionally based upon the width of an adult human finger, standardized differently in various places and times, (especially) the English digit of ¹⁄₁₆ foot, now equivalent to about 1.9 cm.

   Synonyms: finger, fingerbreadth, fingersbreadth

5. (units of measure, obsolete) Synonym of inch.
7. (anatomy) A narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe.

   Hyponyms: finger, thumb, toe
8. (zoology) Similar or similar-looking structures in other animals.
9. (geometry, rare, obsolete) Synonym of degree: ¹⁄₃₆₀ of a circle.

Hyponyms

• (position in a sequence of numerals, symbol in a positional number system): bit

Coordinate terms

• (unit of length): palm, span, handspan, cubit, fathom

Derived terms

Related terms

• digits

Translations

Verb

digit (third-person singular simple present digits, present participle digiting, simple past and past participle digited)

1. (archaic, transitive) To point at or point out with the finger.

References

• "digit, n. and adj.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

French

Etymology

From English digit, from digitus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.ʒit/

Noun

digit m (plural digits)

1. digit (number from 0-9)

Middle English

Alternative forms

• digite, digitus

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin digitus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdidʒit/, /ˈdidʒitus/

Noun

digit (plural digitys)

1. digit (Arabic numeral)

Descendants

• English: digit

References

• “diǧit, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-21.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English digit, from Latin digitus (“a fingerbreadth; a number”). Doublet of deget.

Noun

digit m (plural digiți)

1. digit

Declension