noun

digit

DIHD-zhiht

noun

Any of the ten Arabic numerals (0–9), or a single symbol in a number system.

"The zip code has five digits."

"Round the answer to two digits after the decimal point."

A finger or toe.

"The X-ray showed no fractures in any of her digits."

How to Use Digit

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA single number symbol (like the "7" in "70"), or, in an older sense, a finger or toe.

Common pairings

single digit double-digit ten digits

digited past tense, digits plural, digits singular

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The zip code has five _____.

From Latin digitus, "finger" or "toe" — the finger sense came first, and the number sense grew from the old habit of counting on fingers.