DIGIT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does digit mean? 

• DIGIT (noun)
  The noun DIGIT has 3 senses:

1. one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration

2. the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure

3. a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates

  Familiarity information: DIGIT used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIGIT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

digit; figure

Context example:

0 and 1 are digits

Hypernyms ("digit" is a kind of...):

integer; whole number (any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "digit"):

9; ennead; IX; Nina from Carolina; nine; niner (the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one)

8; eight; eighter; eighter from Decatur; octad; octet; octonary; ogdoad; VIII (the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one)

7; heptad; septenary; septet; seven; sevener; VII (the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one)

6; Captain Hicks; half a dozen; hexad; sestet; sextet; sextuplet; sise; six; sixer; VI (the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one)

5; cinque; fin; five; fivesome; Little Phoebe; pentad; Phoebe; quint; quintet; quintuplet; V (the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one)

4; four; foursome; IV; Little Joe; quadruplet; quartet; quatern; quaternary; quaternion; quaternity; tetrad (the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one)

3; deuce-ace; III; leash; tercet; ternary; ternion; terzetto; three; threesome; tierce; trey; triad; trine; trinity; trio; triplet; troika (the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one)

2; deuce; II; two (the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number)

1; ace; I; one; single; unity (the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number)

0; cipher; cypher; nought; zero (a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number)

significant digit; significant figure (any digit of a number that is known with certainty; any digit of a number beginning with the leftmost non-zero digit and ending with the rightmost non-zero digit (or a zero considered to be the exact value))

hexadecimal digit (a digit from 0 to 15 in hexadecimal notation)

duodecimal digit (a digit from 0 to 11 in duodecimal notation)

decimal digit (a digit from 0 to 9 in decimal notation)

octal digit (a digit from 0 to 7 in octal notation)

binary digit (either 0 or 1 in binary notation)

Derivation:

digitalize; digitise; digitize (put into digital form, as for use in a computer)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

digit; finger; finger's breadth; fingerbreadth

Hypernyms ("digit" is a kind of...):

linear measure; linear unit (a unit of measurement of length)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

dactyl; digit

Hypernyms ("digit" is a kind of...):

appendage; extremity; member (an external body part that projects from the body)

Meronyms (parts of "digit"):

phalanx (any of the bones of the fingers or toes)

nail (horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "digit"):

minimus (the fifth digit; the little finger or little toe)

finger (any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb))

toe (one of the digits of the foot)

Holonyms ("digit" is a part of...):

craniate; vertebrate (animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium)

Derivation:

digital (relating to or performed with the fingers)

 Context examples 

A condyloid synovial joint within the first digit of the hand connecting the metacarpal to the proximal phalanx.

(Metacarpophalangeal Joint 1, NCI Thesaurus)

A condyloid synovial joint within the second digit of the hand connecting the metacarpal to the proximal phalanx.

(Metacarpophalangeal Joint 2, NCI Thesaurus)

A condyloid synovial joint within the third digit of the hand connecting the metacarpal to the proximal phalanx.

(Metacarpophalangeal Joint 3, NCI Thesaurus)

A condyloid synovial joint within the fourth digit of the hand connecting the metacarpal to the proximal phalanx.

(Metacarpophalangeal Joint 4, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare benign neoplasm arising from the soft tissues of the digits, in young children.

(Infantile Digital Fibromatosis, NCI Thesaurus)

EXAMPLE(S): The set of digits that serves as the address for a telephone device.

(Healthcare Facility Telecom Address, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

A character string that represents the six-digit number generally assigned sequentially to a funding mechanism within an institute, center, or division.

(Government Funding Serial Number, NCI Thesaurus)

The thick and short hand digit which is next to the index finger in humans.

(Hand Digit 1, NCI Thesaurus)

A sequence of digits or characters used to identify a particular telephone, fax, or email of the healthcare provider.

(Health Care Provider Telecom Address, NCI Thesaurus)

A sequence of digits or characters used to identify a particular telephone, fax, or email of the healthcare facility.

(Healthcare Facility Telecom Address, NCI Thesaurus)