From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdigitdi‧git /ˈdɪdʒɪt/ ●○○ noun [countable] 1 HMNone of the written signs that represent the numbers 0 to 9three-digit/four-digit etc number 4305 is a four-digit number.2 HBH technical a finger or toe
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digit• The Client identifier is a numeric up to 6 digits long.• The double digit inflation and growing trade deficit were the government's most difficult economic problems.• I remembered Gerry saying she thought it must be a radio phone as it had so many digits.• This calculator can display only nine digits at a time.• If the number is more than one digit, add them together.• Voter turnout will be in the single digits Tuesday.• French telephone numbers have six digits.• For example, in mice and humans the digits are initially joined together and only cell death between the digits separates them.• It consists of just two symbols, the digits 0 and 1.• I do not require that there be any algorithm, known or unknown, for presenting these digits.From Longman Business Dictionarydigitdi‧git /ˈdɪdʒɪt/ noun [countable] one of the written signs that represent the numbers 0 to 9Binary code uses the digits 1 and 0. → see also double-digit → check digitOrigin digit (1300-1400) Latin digitus “finger, toe” 