Synonyms for digit
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Finger — A unit of length notionally based upon the width of an adult human finger, standardized differently in…
2. Figure — A position in a sequence of numerals representing a place value in a positional number system
Definitions
- n. 1
A position in a sequence of numerals representing a place value in a positional number system.
The base-10 number 123.4 has four digits: the hundreds digit is 1, the tens digit is 2, the units digit is 3, and the tenths digit is 4.
- n. 2
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.
Related words
- Word family
- digital digitiform digitize digits
- Phrases
- binary digit digit trunk first digit fourth digit significant digit
Forms
- Plural
- digits → fingers, toes, dedos, figures…
Example sentences
- finger You want to have a finger in every pie, don't you?
- degree He was, to some degree, satisfied with the result.
- inch Gustavo unzipped the tent half an inch and peeked.
- numeral They are known to scientists as Brood X (Roman numeral 10) periodic cicadas.
By length
- 3 letters
- toe1
- 4 letters
- inch1, dedo2
- 5 letters
- place1
- 6 letters
- number2, figure2, degree2, finger2, cipher2, cypher2, dactyl2
- 7 letters
- numeral3
- 8 letters
- manicule
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dedo2 = 2 syllables).
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