digit /ˈdɪd͡ʒɪt/noun 9verb 1forms 3 noun9 •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. •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. •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 •Similar or similar-looking structures in other animals.The ruminants have the cloven foot, i.e. two hoofed digits on each foot. — 1866 •(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. •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. •Synonym of manicule. •(no longer used) Synonym of inch. •(no longer used, rare) Synonym of degree: ¹⁄₃₆₀ of a circle. verb1 •(no longer used) To point at or point out with the finger. formsdigited · digiting · digits
