Digits: meaning, definitions and examples

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digits

[ ˈdɪdʒɪts ]

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numbers

Numerals, figures, or symbols used to represent numbers.

Synonyms

figures, numbers, numerals

Examples of usage

She wrote down the digits of the phone number.
The clock displayed the time in digital digits.

Translations

Translations of the word "digits" in other languages:

🇵🇹 dígitos

🇮🇳 अंक

🇩🇪 Ziffern

🇮🇩 digit

🇺🇦 цифри

🇵🇱 cyfry

🇯🇵 数字 (すうじ)

🇫🇷 chiffres

🇪🇸 dígitos

🇹🇷 rakamlar

🇰🇷 숫자

🇸🇦 أرقام

🇨🇿 číslice

🇸🇰 číslice

🇨🇳 数字

🇸🇮 številke

🇮🇸 tölustafir

🇰🇿 сан

🇬🇪 ციფრები

🇦🇿 rəqəmlər

🇲🇽 dígitos

Word origin

The word 'digits' originated from the Latin word 'digitus' which means 'finger'. It was used to represent numbers as they were counted on fingers. Over time, the term evolved to also include symbols representing numbers in written form.

See also: digit, digital, digitization, digitize, digitizing.