Definition of "digit"

digit

/ˈdɪd͡ʒɪt/

noun
plural digits
1. (mathematics) A position in a sequence of numerals representing a place value in a positional number system.
2. (mathematics) A distinct symbol representing a natural number in a positional number system.
3. (units of measure, astronomy) 1⁄12 the apparent diameter of the sun or moon, (chiefly) as a measure of the totality of an eclipse.
4. (historical units of measure) A unit of length notionally based upon the width of an adult human finger, standardized differently in various places and times, (especially) the English digit of 1⁄16 foot, now equivalent to about 1.9 cm.
5. (units of measure, obsolete) Synonym of inch.
6. (anatomy) A narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe.
  Quotations
  Jai grabbed Andrew’s shoulders with the same three digits he had used to grab the ancient doubter’s skull and spun him around.
  2018, Shiv Kotecha, The Switch, United States: Wonder, page 144
7. (zoology) Similar or similar-looking structures in other animals.
  Quotations
  The ruminants have the cloven foot, i.e. two hoofed digits on each foot.
  1866, Richard Owen, Anatomy of Vertebrates
8. (geometry, rare, obsolete) Synonym of degree: 1⁄360 of a circle.
verb
third-person singular simple present digits, present participle digiting, simple past and past participle digited
1. (transitive) To point at or point out with the finger.