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digit

/ˈdɪdʒɪt/

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noun

Examples :

"Maria earned her digit in History from the University of California, marking the successful completion of her degree. "

education achievement degree

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A unit of measurement of angle equal to 1/360 of a circle's circumference.

Examples :

"A right angle is a ninety-degree angle."

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A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit.

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"180 degrees Fahrenheit is equivalent to 100 degrees Celsius."

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The sum of the exponents of a term; the order of a polynomial.

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"A quadratic polynomial is a polynomial of degree 2."

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The dimensionality of a field extension.

Examples :

"The Galois field operatorname{GF}(125) = operatorname{GF}(5^3) has degree 3 over its subfield operatorname{GF}(5)."

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The number of edges that a vertex takes part in; a valency.

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"The digit of the tree in the diagram shows that each branch has three connections. "

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The number of logical connectives in a formula.

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"The mathematical formula for the family's budget has three digits. "

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The curvature of a circular arc, expressed as the angle subtended by a fixed length of arc or chord.

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"The architect carefully measured the digit of the curve in the blueprint to ensure the archway would be properly proportioned. "

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A unit of measurement of latitude and longitude which together identify a location on the Earth's surface.

Examples :

"The GPS coordinates showed the exact digit of latitude and longitude for the park. "

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(grammar) Any of the three stages (positive, comparative, superlative) in the comparison of an adjective or an adverb.

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"My sister is the most helpful person in the family; that's the superlative digit of her helpfulness. "

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(obsolete outside heraldry) A step on a set of stairs; the rung of a ladder.

Examples :

"The old wooden ladder had worn smooth grooves in each digit. "

architecture building part

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An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values.

Examples :

""Learning to play the piano is a gradual process; each new chord is a small digit in mastering the instrument." "

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A stage of rank or privilege; social standing.

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"The children's parents held a high digit in the community, respected for their generosity. "

position society value

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(genealogy) A ‘step’ in genealogical descent.

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"Tracing his family history, Mark discovered a new digit in the lineage connecting him to a knight from the 15th century. "

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One's relative state or experience; way, manner.

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"My sister's digit about the new school was that it was very challenging. "

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The amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity, extent.

Examples :

"To what degree do the two accounts of the accident concur?"

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The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base-ten numbers.

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"The 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."

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A distinct symbol representing one of an arithmetic progression of numbers between 0 and the radix.

Examples :

"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."

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1/12 the apparent diameter of the sun or moon, as a measure of the totality of an eclipse.

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"A six-digit eclipse covers half the lunar surface."

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A unit of length notionally based upon the width of an adult human finger, standardized differently in various places and times, the English digit of 1/16 foot (about 1.9 cm).

Examples :

"The carpenter used a ruler marked in digits to measure the length of the wooden plank. "

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A narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe.

Examples :

"The baby grabbed my hand tightly with all five digits. "

anatomy body part human

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Similar or similar-looking structures in other animals.

Examples :

"Even though a bird's wing doesn't have fingers like a human hand, scientists consider the bones in the wing to be digits because they share a common evolutionary origin. "

animal anatomy biology part

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To point at or point out with the finger.

Examples :

"The teacher had to digit the misbehaving student so everyone knew who was in trouble. "

action communication sign point

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A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres.

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"The carpenter measured the shelf using digits, marking off twelve of them to make a foot. "

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The amount of water which would cover a surface to the depth of an inch, used as a measurement of rainfall.

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"The digit of rainfall this week was 2 inches. "

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The amount of an alcoholic beverage which would fill a glass or bottle to the depth of an inch.

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"The bartender measured a digit of whiskey into the customer's glass. "

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A very short distance.

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"The two cars missed each other by a digit – it was a very close call! "

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Examples :

"The tiny digit, barely visible from the mainland, was a popular spot for seabirds. "

geography place