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DIGIT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("digit" is a kind of...):
appendage; extremity; member (an external body part that projects from the body)
Meronyms (parts of "digit"):
phalanx (any of the bones of the fingers or toes)
nail (horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "digit"):
minimus (the fifth digit; the little finger or little toe)
finger (any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb))
toe (one of the digits of the foot)
Holonyms ("digit" is a part of...):
craniate; vertebrate (animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium)
Derivation:
digital (relating to or performed with the fingers)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
Synonyms:
digit; finger; finger's breadth; fingerbreadth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("digit" is a kind of...):
linear measure; linear unit (a unit of measurement of length)
Sense 3
Meaning:
One of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
Example:
0 and 1 are digits
Synonyms:
digit; figure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("digit" is a kind of...):
integer; whole number (any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "digit"):
9; ennead; IX; Nina from Carolina; nine; niner (the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one)
8; eight; eighter; eighter from Decatur; octad; octet; octonary; ogdoad; VIII (the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one)
7; heptad; septenary; septet; seven; sevener; VII (the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one)
6; Captain Hicks; half a dozen; hexad; sestet; sextet; sextuplet; sise; six; sixer; VI (the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one)
5; cinque; fin; five; fivesome; Little Phoebe; pentad; Phoebe; quint; quintet; quintuplet; V (the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one)
4; four; foursome; IV; Little Joe; quadruplet; quartet; quatern; quaternary; quaternion; quaternity; tetrad (the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one)
3; deuce-ace; III; leash; tercet; ternary; ternion; terzetto; three; threesome; tierce; trey; triad; trine; trinity; trio; triplet; troika (the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one)
2; deuce; II; two (the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number)
1; ace; I; one; single; unity (the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number)
0; cipher; cypher; nought; zero (a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number)
significant digit; significant figure (any digit of a number that is known with certainty; any digit of a number beginning with the leftmost non-zero digit and ending with the rightmost non-zero digit (or a zero considered to be the exact value))
hexadecimal digit (a digit from 0 to 15 in hexadecimal notation)
duodecimal digit (a digit from 0 to 11 in duodecimal notation)
decimal digit (a digit from 0 to 9 in decimal notation)
octal digit (a digit from 0 to 7 in octal notation)
binary digit (either 0 or 1 in binary notation)
Derivation:
digitalize; digitise; digitize (put into digital form, as for use in a computer)
Context examples:
A condyloid synovial joint within the fifth digit of the hand connecting the metacarpal to the proximal phalanx.
(Metacarpophalangeal Joint 5, NCI Thesaurus)
A condyloid synovial joint within the first digit of the foot connecting metatarsal with the proximal phalanx.
(Metatarsophalangeal Joint 1, NCI Thesaurus)
A sequence of digits or characters used to identify a particular telephone, fax, or email of the organization.
(Organization Telecom Address, NCI Thesaurus)
A sequence of digits or characters used to identify a particular telephone, fax, or email of the organizational contact.
(Organizational Contact Telecom Address, NCI Thesaurus)
A sequence of digits or characters used to identify a particular telephone, fax, or email of the performer.
(Performer Telecom Address, NCI Thesaurus)
A sequence of digits or characters used to identify a particular telephone, fax, or email of the person.
(Person Telecom Address, NCI Thesaurus)
The numeric, three-digit country codes specified by the ISO 3166-1 country code standard.
(Numeric Country Code, NCI Thesaurus)
A condyloid synovial joint within the fifth digit of the foot connecting metatarsal with the proximal phalanx.
(Metatarsophalangeal Joint 5, NCI Thesaurus)
A condyloid synovial joint within the second digit of the foot connecting metatarsal with the proximal phalanx.
(Metatarsophalangeal Joint 2, NCI Thesaurus)
A condyloid synovial joint within the third digit of the foot connecting metatarsal with the proximal phalanx.
(Metatarsophalangeal Joint 3, NCI Thesaurus)
