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Noun: digit  di-jit
  1. One of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
    "0 and 1 are digits";
    - figure
     
  2. The length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
    - finger, fingerbreadth, finger's breadth
     
  3. A finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates
    - dactyl

Derived forms: digits

Type of: appendage, extremity, integer, linear measure, linear unit, member, whole number

Part of: craniate, vertebrate

Encyclopedia: Digit