Digit

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Digit /'dIdZIt/

Count noun

1. A numeral which can be combined with other numerals to write larger numbers, and which cannot itself be split into other numerals.
   • We usually use the ten digits 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9.
   • A decimal point by itself is not a numeral, and therefore is not a digit.
   • "10" is not a digit, because you can split it into "1" and "0".
   • The hexadecimal number system has sixteen digits: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F.
2. The number represented by such a numeral.
   • For example, the number 2307 has four digits:
     • The thousands digit is 2,
     • The hundreds digit is 3,
     • The tens digit is 0,
     • And the units digit is 7.
3. A finger or toe.

Translations

• Dutch: cijfer (1, 2)
• Finnish: numero (1,2), digitti (1,2), sormi (3 finger), varvas (3 toe)
• French: chiffre m (1,2), doigt m (3)
• German: Ziffer f (1, 2)
• Interlingua: digito (1, 2, 3); cifra (1, 2)
• Polish: cyfra (1, 2) palec (3)
• Portuguese: dígito (1, 2, 3); algarismo (1, 2); dedo (3)
• Romanian: cifr&#259 f (1,2); deget n (3)