digits

Noun

digit (plural digits)

1. A position in a sequence of numerals representing a place value in a positional number system.
   • The base-10 number 123.4 has four digits: the hundreds digit is 1, the tens digit is 2, the units digit is 3, and the tenths digit is 4.

   Synonyms:

   place, figure

2. A distinct symbol representing a natural number in a positional number system.
   • Hexadecimal numeration (Base sixteen) includes the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 but also A (=10 decimal), B, C, D, E, and F. Sixteen itself is written as the two-digit number 10.
3. ¹⁄₁₂ the apparent diameter of the sun or moon, (chiefly) as a measure of the totality of an eclipse.
   • A six-digit eclipse covers half the lunar surface.

   Synonyms:

   finger

4. (historical) 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. (obsolete) Synonym of inch.

   Synonyms:

   inch

6. A narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe.
   • Jai grabbed Andrew’s shoulders with the same three digits he had used to grab the ancient doubter’s skull and spun him around.2018, Shiv Kotecha, The Switch, United States: Wonder, →ISBN, page 144

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