1
a
: any of the Arabic numerals 1 to 9 and usually the symbol 0
b
: one of the elements that combine to form numbers in a system other than the decimal system
c
digits plural, slang
: the digits of a telephone number
At the end of the meal, the pair discussed wanting to see the Dupont Underground art exhibit, and that's when Scott smoothly asked for her digits and said they should go.—
Vijai Nathan
Vijai Nathan2
: a unit of length based on the breadth of a finger and equal in English measure to 3/4 inch
3
: any of the divisions in which the limbs of most vertebrates terminate, which are typically five in number but may be reduced (as in the horse), and which typically have a series of phalanges bearing a nail, claw, or hoof at the tip compare finger sense 1, toe sense 1a
Examples of digit in a Sentence
a three-digit number like 507
She suffered several broken digits.
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At the heart of the dispute are voters who did not supply a valid state ID or the last four digits of their Social Security number when registering to vote.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Moore equipped his pinball machine setup with the flexibility of a computer—one arrangement of bumpers might calculate the first thousand digits of pi, and another might compute the best next move in a game of chess.
—Charlie Wood, Wired News, 6 Apr. 2025
The numbers were the final five digits on her car’s odometer, according to lottery officials.
—Sara Schilling, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Plastics are numbered No. 1 through Nov. 7, with digits ascending according to recycling difficulty, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Moore equipped his pinball machine setup with the flexibility of a computer—one arrangement of bumpers might calculate the first thousand digits of pi, and another might compute the best next move in a game of chess.
—Charlie Wood, Wired News, 6 Apr. 2025
The numbers were the final five digits on her car’s odometer, according to lottery officials.
—Sara Schilling, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Plastics are numbered No. 1 through Nov. 7, with digits ascending according to recycling difficulty, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Digit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/digit. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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digit
noun
dig·it
ˈdij-ət 
1
a
: any of the Arabic numerals 1 to 9 and usually the symbol 0
b
: one of the elements that are used to form numbers in a system other than the decimal system
2
: a finger or toe
Etymology
Middle English digit "numeral," from Latin digitus "finger, toe"
Medical Definition
digit
noun
dig·it
ˈdij-ət
: any of the divisions (as a finger or toe) in which the limbs of amphibians and all higher vertebrates including humans terminate, which are typically five in number but may be reduced (as in the horse), and which typically have a series of phalanges bearing a nail, claw, or hoof at the tip
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