Digit
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Digit may refer to:
  • Digit (anatomy)
    Digit (anatomy)
    A digit is one of several most distal parts of a limb, such as fingers or toes, present in many vertebrates.- Names:Some languages have different names for hand and foot digits ....

    , one of several most distal parts of a limb—fingers, thumbs, and toes on hands and feet
  • Numerical digit
    Numerical digit
    A digit is a symbol used in combinations to represent numbers in positional numeral systems. The name "digit" comes from the fact that the 10 digits of the hands correspond to the 10 symbols of the common base 10 number system, i.e...

    , as used in mathematics or computer science
  • Hexadecimal
    Hexadecimal
    In mathematics and computer science, hexadecimal is a positional numeral system with a radix, or base, of 16. It uses sixteen distinct symbols, most often the symbols 0–9 to represent values zero to nine, and A, B, C, D, E, F to represent values ten to fifteen...

    , representing a four-bit number
  • Dit or digit, synonym of Ban (information)
    Ban (information)
    A ban, sometimes called a hartley or a dit , is a logarithmic unit which measures information or entropy, based on base 10 logarithms and powers of 10, rather than the powers of 2 and base 2 logarithms which define the bit. As a bit corresponds to a binary digit, so a ban is a decimal digit...

    , a unit of information entropy
  • Digit (unit)
    Digit (unit)
    The digit or finger is an ancient and obsolete non-SI unit of measurement of length. It was originally based on the breadth of a human finger...

    , an ancient measurement unit
  • Phone number, slang as digit, as in "Let me get your digits so I can call you tonight."


  • Digit (magazine)
    Digit (magazine)
    Digit is an Indian monthly technology magazine published by 9.9 Media. According to the Indian Readership Survey it has a circulation of about 1200 and a readership of over 1840. The same survey results suggest that it is the most read technology magazine in India, higher than even the combined...

    , an Indian information technology magazine
  • digits dancing, a type of gestural, interpretive, rave and urban street dance
  • Digit (Cyberchase), a Cyberchase character
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