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digit

digit

194 1.0
One of the symbols zero to nine used to write numbers
  • noun
  • /ˈdɪdʒɪt/
translation icon : dígito
  • Each digit in a phone number helps to identify a specific line for contacting someone.
  • single-digit
  • double digits
  • two digits

So what he does is he looks at the last digit of the address.

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Examples

  • In addition, you need to know a four-digit password, or the alarm will go off.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Yeah, because anything beginning with a digit could be the start of a number.

  • So what he does is he looks at the last digit of the address.

  • Each card has a letter on one side and a digit on the other side.

  • I got everything but the last digit, so I need ten possible matches.

  • And these last two digits match the major, right?

  • Ten digits; an area code and a phone number.

  • In fact, three and seven were the most selected digits on both questions.

  • Please enter your five-digit zip code.

  • You need to type in a six-digit password.

Synonyms

number
vsdigit
1.0

A symbol or word that shows how many items there are

is the single symbol used to write those quantities
figure
vsdigit
704 1.6

A number showing an amount of money

is a single written symbol among the ten that composes numbers
Arabic numeral
vsdigit
1 1.0

A symbol from 0 to 9 used to write numbers

is the neutral name for these symbols without the cultural label
decimal digit
vsdigit
  • Specialized
1.0

A symbol from 0 to 9 used to write numbers

is the general term for these symbols across numeration systems
2.1

A symbol for the numbers zero to nine used in decimal counting

is the simpler term that does not mention origins
Hindu numeral
vsdigit
3.3

A written symbol that shows one of the numbers 0 to 9

is the common term without indicating geographic origin

Compounds

20 2.3

A number with two digits from 10 to 99

binary digit
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A single piece of information that can be 0 or 1 called a bit

significant digit
  • Specialized
1 5.6

A digit that shows how exact a number is, from the first non-zero to final zeros that show accuracy

decimal digit
  • Specialized
1.0

A symbol from 0 to 9 used to write numbers

duodecimal digit
  • Specialized
9.4

A single sign that shows a value from 0 to 11 in the base twelve number system

Average number of binary digits needed to show one digit in another number system

hexadecimal digit
  • Specialized
6.5

A single symbol used in computing that shows a value from 0 to 9 or A to F

octal digit
  • Specialized
6.7

A single number from 0 to 7 used to write numbers in base eight

How Complex

identity
  • Specialized
15 6.5
equation
  • Specialized
135 3.5
expression
  • Specialized
14 6.3
term
  • Specialized
26 5.3
number
1.0
digit
194 1.0

Surface Forms

digit singular
digits plural

Etymology

The word digit for a number also comes from the Latin digitus ('finger') because people long ago counted on their fingers. So a digit now means one of the numerals 0 to 9.