Digit - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Digit :  (noun)
1: one of the elements that collectively form a system of numbers; "0 and 1 are digits" [syn: figure]
2: the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure [syn: finger, fingerbreadth, finger's breadth]
3: a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding part in other vertebrates [syn: dactyl]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Digit : \Dig"it\, v. t. To point at or out with the finger. [R.]

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Digit : \Dig"it\, n. [L. digitus finger; prob. akin to Gr. ?, of uncertain origin; possibly akin to E. toe. Cf. Dactyl.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) One of the terminal divisions of a limb appendage; a finger or toe.

The ruminants have the ``cloven foot,'' i. e., two hoofed digits on each foot. --Owen.

2. A finger's breadth, commonly estimated to be three fourths of an inch.

3. (Math.) One of the ten figures or symbols, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, by which all numbers are expressed; -- so called because of the use of the fingers in counting and computing.

Note: By some authorities the symbol 0 is not included with the digits.

4. (Anat.) One twelfth part of the diameter of the sun or moon; -- a term used to express the quantity of an eclipse; as, an eclipse of eight digits is one which hides two thirds of the diameter of the disk.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Digit : 

An employee of Digital Equipment Corporation. See also VAX, VMS, PDP-10, TOPS-10, DEChead, double DECkers, field circus.

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Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:

Digit :  Digit: A finger or toe.



Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:

Example Usage of Digit

Thiefofhearts: Did you really like Twilight Princess' 8.8? Then you'll love Famitsu's 39/40 for FF13! THRILL! to lame rage over a single Digit!
valb00: @jrmckins @chuckhollis NetApp Y/Y sales flat. EMC (&HP, &Dell) Y/Y storage sales: double-Digit negative. Customers are indeed deciding! :)
Sagescript: I worry about my animals being out in single Digit temps. They are supposed to know how to keep warm though.
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