Pronunciation: /ˈdɪdʒɪt/

Definitions of digit

noun a numerical symbol or character used to represent a number

Example Sentences

A1 My niece is learning to count digits.

A2 The student struggled to remember the digits of the phone number.

B1 The calculator can display up to ten digits.

B2 She quickly entered the 16-digit code into the keypad.

C1 The encryption algorithm requires a key with at least 256 digits.

C2 The mathematician calculated the value of pi to over a million digits.

adjective relating to fingers or toes

Example Sentences

A1 I have a digit watch that shows the time in numbers.

A2 She entered her digit password to unlock her phone.

B1 The teacher asked the students to write down the digit representation of the number.

B2 The scientist used a digit scale to measure the exact weight of the object.

C1 The mathematician analyzed the digit sequence to find a pattern in the data.

C2 The programmer wrote a complex algorithm to process digit information efficiently.

Examples of digit in a Sentence

formal The number 7 is a single digit.

informal I need to remember the last digit of my phone number.

slang She's always on her phone, constantly tapping away with her digits.

figurative His skill with numbers is so sharp, it's like he has digits for brains.

Grammatical Forms of digit

past tense

dug

plural

digits

comparative

more digital

superlative

most digital

present tense

digit

future tense

will digit

perfect tense

have digit

continuous tense

is digitting

singular

digit

positive degree

digital

infinitive

to digit

gerund

digitting

participle

digitized

Origin and Evolution of digit

First Known Use: 1601 year
Language of Origin: Latin
Story behind the word: The word 'digit' comes from the Latin word 'digitus' which means finger or toe.
Evolution of the word: Originally used to refer to fingers and toes, the word 'digit' later evolved to also represent numerical symbols and numbers in the modern context.