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noun digit n. 1.(Zool.) One of the terminal divisions of a limb appendage; a finger or toe. "The ruminants have the "cloven foot," i. e., two hoofed digits on each foot." 2.A finger's breadth, commonly estimated to be three fourths of an inch. 3.(Math.) One of the ten figures or symbols, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, by which all numbers are expressed; so called because of the use of the fingers in counting and computing. Note: By some authorities the symbol 0 is not included with the digits. 4.(Anat.) One twelfth part of the diameter of the sun or moon; a term used to express the quantity of an eclipse; as, an eclipse of eight digits is one which hides two thirds of the diameter of the disk.
Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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"Digit" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... double flute pahos. The length of these prayer-sticks varies on different ceremonial days, and is determined by the distance of the shrines for which they are intended. The unit of measurement is the length of certain joints of the finger, and the space between the tip of longest digit to certain creases in the palm of the hand. The length of the ancient Sikyatki pahos, ascribed to the Flute ...
— Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 • Jesse Walter Fewkes
... when you saw my mangled digit. Remember, Nan? Strange how that scene persists in my memory! You were so sweetly sympathetic I was quite ashamed ...
— Kindred of the Dust • Peter B. Kyne
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— The Century Vocabulary Builder • Creever & Bachelor |
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