digit

Definitions

• (mathematics) The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base-ten numbers.
• (mathematics) A distinct symbol representing one of an arithmetic progression of numbers between 0 and the radix.
• (units of measure) the apparent diameter of the sun or moon, (chiefly) as a measure of the totality of an eclipse.
• (historical) 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 foot (about 1.9cm).
• (units of measure) .
• (anatomy) A narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe.
• (zoology) Similar or similar-looking structures in other animals.
• (geometry) : of a circle.