digit

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English digit, from Latin digitus (“a finger; a number”). Doublet of digitus and dedo. === Pronunciation === enPR: dĭ'jĭt, IPA(key): /ˈdɪd͡ʒɪt/ Rhymes: -ɪdʒɪt === Noun === digit (plural digits) (mathematics) A position in a sequence of numerals representing a place value in a positional number system. Synonyms: place; figure (informal, usually in discussion of money) (mathematics) A distinct symbol representing a natural number in a positional number system. (units of measure, astronomy) 1⁄12 the apparent diameter of the sun or moon, (chiefly) as a measure of the totality of an eclipse. Synonym: finger (obsolete) (historical units of measure) 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 (units of measure, obsolete) Synonym of inch. (anatomy) A narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe. Hyponyms: finger, thumb, toe (zoology) Similar or similar-looking structures in other animals. (geometry, rare, obsolete) Synonym of degree: 1⁄360 of a circle. Synonym of manicule. ==== Hyponyms ==== (position in a sequence of numerals, symbol in a positional number system): bit ==== Coordinate terms ==== (unit of length): palm, span, handspan, cubit, fathom ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== digits ==== Translations ==== === Verb === digit (third-person singular simple present digits, present participle digiting, simple past and past participle digited) (archaic, transitive) To point at or point out with the finger. === References === "digit, n. and adj.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press. == French == === Etymology === From English digit, from digitus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /di.ʒit/ === Noun === digit m (plural digits) digit (number from 0-9) == Middle English == === Alternative forms === digite, digitus === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin digitus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdidʒit/, /ˈdidʒitus/ === Noun === digit (plural digitys) digit (Arabic numeral) ==== Descendants ==== English: digit ==== References ==== “diǧit, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 21 February 2019. == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English digit, from Latin digitus (“a fingerbreadth; a number”). Doublet of deget. === Noun === digit m (plural digiți) digit ==== Declension ====