Synonyms for
Digit
Definition
A digit is a single symbol used to represent a number, such as 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9.
Synonyms & similar words
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- credit card digit
- social security digit
- phone number digit
- account number digit
- digit by digit
- single digit
- double digit
Word family
Usage note
While 'digit' can refer to a finger or toe, its primary modern usage is in mathematics and computing to represent a single symbol used to form numbers. Avoid using 'digit' for fingers or toes in formal contexts.
Example sentences
- I counted the number of fingers on my hand - there are five digits in total.
- I had to enter my four-digit PIN code to access my bank account.
- The price of the item was displayed as a dollar sign followed by three digits.
- A binary digit, or bit, can have a value of either 0 or 1.
- She typed the digits of her phone number into the keypad.
Quotes
Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new. We are amused at behemoth skirts and sleeves covering the hands, but scarcely more than the young ladies who were dressed like their grandmothers ten years ago. The human race is always trying to build a better mouse trap, and the mouse is always trying to build a better digit.
I think that the Microsoft antitrust case was a good thing. It unleashed hundreds of millions of dollars for investment in new companies. And it allowed every entrepreneur to dream that his/her company could be the next Microsoft. I think it was a big boost to the whole technology industry.
The human brain has 100 billion neurons, each neuron connected to 10 thousand other neurons. Sitting on your shoulders is the most complicated object in the known universe.