Meaning & use

digit

noun·Academic

Any of the numerals from 0 to 9 used alone or together to write numbers.

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The number 4,208 has four digits arranged in a specific order.

Round your final answer to two decimal digits before submitting the worksheet.

A note on using this word

In math and computing, 'digit' refers only to the symbols 0-9, not to the value of the whole number.

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Another way to use it

2. noun

A finger or toe on the human hand or foot.

The X-ray showed a small fracture in one digit of her right hand.

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