digit

See also: dígit

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-der.?

Latin digitusbor.

Middle English digit

English digit

Inherited from Middle English digit, borrowed from Latin digitus. Doublet of digitus and dedo.

Pronunciation

• enPR: dĭ'jĭt, IPA^(key): /ˈdɪd͡ʒɪt/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɪdʒɪt

Noun

The Egyptian hieroglyph for "digit" (ḏbꜥ, D50).

digit (plural digits)

1. (mathematics) A position in a sequence of numerals representing a place value in a positional number system.

   Synonyms: place; figure (informal, usually in discussion of money)

   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.

   • 2017 October, “DIGITAL MULTIMETER M-1000E”, in Elenco‎^[1], page 4:

     This meter is a 3½ digit digital multimeter that is rugged, reliable and convenient to use, while providing all of the accuracy and features needed for any application.

2. (mathematics) A distinct symbol representing a natural number in a positional number system.

   Hexadecimal numeration (Base sixteen) includes the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 but also A (=10 decimal), B, C, D, E, and F. Sixteen itself is written as the two-digit number 10.

3. (units of measure, astronomy) ¹⁄₁₂ the apparent diameter of the sun or moon, (chiefly) as a measure of the totality of an eclipse.

   Synonym: finger (obsolete)

   A six-digit eclipse covers half the lunar surface.

4. (historical units of measure) 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.

   Synonyms: finger, fingerbreadth, fingersbreadth

5. (units of measure, obsolete) Synonym of inch.
7. (anatomy) A narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe.

   Hyponyms: finger, thumb, toe

   • 2018, Shiv Kotecha, The Switch, United States: Wonder, →ISBN, page 144:

     Jai grabbed Andrew’s shoulders with the same three digits he had used to grab the ancient doubter’s skull and spun him around.

8. (zoology) Similar or similar-looking structures in other animals.
   • 1866, Richard Owen, Anatomy of Vertebrates:

     The ruminants have the cloven foot, i.e. two hoofed digits on each foot.

9. (geometry, rare, obsolete) Synonym of degree: ¹⁄₃₆₀ of a circle.
11. Synonym of manicule.

Hyponyms

• (position in a sequence of numerals, symbol in a positional number system): bit

Coordinate terms

• (unit of length): palm, span, handspan, cubit, fathom

Derived terms

• binary digit
• binit
• check digit
• digital
• digit counter
• digiter
• digit I
• digitiform
• digit IV
• digitize
• digitless
• digitlike
• digit number (obsolete)
• digit pulse
• digit sum
• digit trunk
• double-digit
• double digits
• first digit
• fourth digit
• hexit
• index digit
• interdigit
• lung-digit syndrome
• monodigit
• multidigit
• nepit
• oculodigitoesophagoduodenal
• repdigit
• significant digit
• single-digit salute
• trit

Related terms

• digits

Translations

place in a positional number system

• Hebrew: סִפְרָה (he) f (sifrá)
• Russian: разряд (ru) m (razrjad), позиция (ru) f (pozicija), место (ru) n (mesto), числовой разряд m (čislovoj razrjad), знакоместо (ru) n (znakomesto)
• Tibetan: གྲངས་གནས (grangs gnas) Literally, “number-place”

numeral

• Arabic: رَقْم (ar) m (raqm)
• Armenian: թվանշան (hy) (tʻvanšan)
• Azerbaijani: rəqəm (az)
• Belarusian: цы́фра f (cýfra), лі́чба f (líčba)
• Bulgarian: ци́фра (bg) f (cífra)
• Burmese: ဂဏန်း (my) (ga.nan:)
• Catalan: xifra (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 數字 / 数字 (zh) (shùzì)

• Czech: číslice (cs) f
• Danish: ciffer (da) n
• Dutch: cijfer (nl) n
• Esperanto: cifero
• Finnish: numero (fi)
• French: chiffre (fr) m
• German: Ziffer (de) f, Stelle (de)
• Greek: ψηφίο (el) n (psifío), αριθμός (el) m (arithmós)
• Hebrew: סִפְרָה (he) f (sifrá)
• Hungarian: számjegy (hu)
• Icelandic: tala (is), tölustafur (is)
• Ido: cifro (io)
• Indonesian: digit (id), angka (id)
• Ingrian: tsifra
• Interlingua: digito, cifra
• Irish: figiúr m
• Italian: cifra (it) f
• Japanese: 数字 (ja) (すうじ, sūji)
• Khmer: លេខ (km) (leek), ខ្ទង់ (km) (khtŭəng)
• Korean: 숫자(數字) (ko) (sutja)
• Kyrgyz: санарип (sanarip)
• Lao: ເລກ (lēk)
• Macedonian: цифра f (cifra)
• Malayalam: അക്കം (ml) (akkaṁ)
• Mansi:

  Northern Mansi: ловиньтанпос (lovinʹtanpos)

• Manx: bun-earroo m
• Māori: mati
• Middle English: digit
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: siffer (no) n

  Nynorsk: siffer n

• Persian: رقم (fa) (raqam)
• Polish: cyfra (pl)
• Portuguese: dígito (pt) m, algarismo (pt) m
• Romanian: cifră (ro) f
• Russian: ци́фра (ru) f (cífra)
• Scottish Gaelic: figear m
• Serbo-Croatian: znamenka (sh)

  Cyrillic: цифра f

  Latin: cifra (sh) f

• Slovak: číslica (sk) f
• Slovene: številka f, števka f
• Spanish: dígito (es) m, cifra (es) f, guarismo (es) m, letra de guarismo f
• Swedish: siffra (sv)
• Tagalog: tambilang
• Tajik: рақам (tg) (raqam)
• Telugu: అంకె (te) (aṅke)
• Thai: เลข (th) (lêek)
• Tibetan: ཨང་ཀི (ang ki)
• Turkish: rakam (tr)
• Ukrainian: ци́фра (uk) f (cýfra)
• Vietnamese: chữ số (vi)

unit of length

• Egyptian: (ḏbꜥ)
• French: doigt (fr) m
• Hungarian: ujj (hu)
• Latin: digitus (la)
• Middle English: fynger
• Persian:

  Dari: اَنْگُشْت (fa) (angušt)

  Iranian Persian: اَنْگُشْت (fa) (angošt)

  Classical Persian: اَنْگُشْت (fa) (angušt)

• Portuguese: dedo (pt) m
• Spanish: dedo (es) m

finger or toe

• Arabic: إِصْبَع (ar) m (ʔiṣbaʕ)
• Aramaic:

  Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܨܸܒܥܬܵܐ f (ṣibʿta)

• Armenian: մատ (hy) (mat)
• Belarusian: па́лец m (páljec)
• Bengali: আঙুল (bn) (aṅul), (finger) হাতের আঙুল (hater aṅul), (toe) পায়ের আঙুল (paẏer aṅul)
• Bulgarian: пръст (bg) m (prăst)
• Burmese: လက်ချောင်း (my) (lakhkyaung:)
• Catalan: dit (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 手指 (zh) (shǒuzhǐ) (finger), 腳趾 / 脚趾 (zh) (jiǎozhǐ) (toe)

• Czech: prst (cs) m
• Danish: finger (da) c (finger), tå (da) c (toe)
• Dolgan: чөмүйэ (çömüye)
• Dutch: vinger (nl) m (finger), teen (nl) m (toe)
• Egyptian: (ḏbꜥ) (finger, also toe by late period)
• Esperanto: fingro (eo)
• Finnish: sormi (fi) (finger), varvas (fi) (toe)
• French: doigt (fr) m (finger), orteil (fr) m (toe)
• Galician: dedo (gl) m
• German: Finger (de) (finger), Zeh (de) (toe)
• Greek: δάκτυλο (el) n (dáktylo)

  Ancient Greek: δάκτυλος m (dáktulos)

• Hungarian: ujj (hu)
• Indonesian: jari (id)
• Interlingua: digito
• Japanese: 指 (ja) (ゆび, yubi)
• Khmer: ម្រាម (km) (mriəm)
• Korean: 손가락 (ko) (son'garak) (finger), 발가락 (ko) (balgarak) (toe)
• Lao: ນີ້ວ (nīu)
• Latin: digitus (la) m
• Macedonian: прст (mk) m (prst)
• Malay: jari (ms)
• Manchu: ᠰᡳᠮᡥᡠᠨ (simhun), ᡧᡠᠮᡥᡠᠨ (šumhun)
• Māori: mati
• Norwegian: finger (no) (finger), tå (no) (toe)
• Old Church Slavonic:

  Cyrillic: прьстъ m (prĭstŭ)

  Glagolitic: ⱂⱃⱐⱄⱅⱏ m (prĭstŭ)

• Old East Slavic: пальць m (palĭcĭ), пьрстъ m (pĭrstŭ)
• Persian:

  Dari: اَنْگُشْت (fa) (angušt)

  Iranian Persian: اَنْگُشْت (fa) (angošt)

  Classical Persian: اَنْگُشْت (fa) (angušt)

• Polish: palec (pl) m
• Portuguese: dígito (pt), dedo (pt)
• Romanian: deget (ro) n
• Russian: па́лец (ru) m (pálec), перст (ru) m (perst) (dated or poetic)
• Sanskrit: अङ्गुली (sa) f (aṅgulī), अङ्गुरि (sa) f (aṅguri)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: пр̏ст m

  Latin: pȑst (sh) m

• Slovak: prst (sk) m
• Slovene: prst (sl) m
• Spanish: dedo (es) m
• Swedish: finger (sv) (finger), tå (sv) (toe)
• Tamil: விரல் (ta) (viral)
• Thai: นิ้ว (th) (níu)
• Turkish: parmak (tr)
• Ukrainian: па́лець (uk) m (pálecʹ)
• Vietnamese: ngón (vi)
• Walloon: doet (wa) m (finger), årtea (wa) m (toe), doye f (toe)
• Yakut: тарбах (tarbaq)

Verb

digit (third-person singular simple present digits, present participle digiting, simple past and past participle digited)

1. (archaic, transitive) To point at or point out with the finger.

References

• "digit, n. and adj.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

French

Etymology

From English digit, from digitus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.ʒit/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

  (file)

Noun

digit m (plural digits)

1. digit (number from 0-9)

Middle English

Alternative forms

• digite, digitus

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin digitus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdidʒit/, /ˈdidʒitus/

Noun

digit (plural digitys)

1. digit (Arabic numeral)

Descendants

• English: digit

References

• “diǧit, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 21 February 2019.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English digit, from Latin digitus (“a fingerbreadth; a number”). Doublet of deget.

Noun

digit m (plural digiți)

1. digit

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	digit	digitul	digiți	digiții
genitive-dative	digit	digitului	digiți	digiților
vocative	digitule		digiților