digit

名词 n. 动词 v.
发音 dĭ'jĭt

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A position in a sequence of numerals representing a place value in a positional number system.
    — The base-10 number 123.4 has four digits: the hundreds digit is 1, the tens digit is 2, the units digit is 3, and the tenths digit is 4.
  2. A distinct symbol representing a natural number in a positional number system.
    — Hexadecimal numeration (Base sixteen) includes the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 but also A (=10 decimal), B, C, D, E, and F. Sixteen itself is written as the two-digit number 10.
  3. ¹⁄₁₂ the apparent diameter of the sun or moon, (chiefly) as a measure of the totality of an eclipse.
    — A six-digit eclipse covers half the lunar surface.
  4. 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. historical
  5. Synonym of inch. obsolete
  6. A narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe.
    — Jai grabbed Andrew’s shoulders with the same three digits he had used to grab the ancient doubter’s skull and spun him around.
  7. Similar or similar-looking structures in other animals.
    — The ruminants have the cloven foot, i.e. two hoofed digits on each foot.
  8. Synonym of degree: ¹⁄₃₆₀ of a circle. obsolete,rare
  9. Synonym of manicule.
动词 v.
  1. To point at or point out with the finger. archaic,transitive

词形变化

digits plural digits present,singular,third-person digiting participle,present digited participle,past digited past

词源

词源 1
From Middle English digit, from Latin digitus (“a finger; a number”). Doublet of digitus and dedo.
词源 2
From Middle English digit, from Latin digitus (“a finger; a number”). Doublet of digitus and dedo.
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