digit

Meaning

1. A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university or, in some countries, a college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.)
2. A unit of measurement of angle equal to 1/360 of a circle's circumference.
3. A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit.
4. The sum of the exponents of a term; the order of a polynomial.
5. The dimensionality of a field extension.
6. The number of edges that a vertex takes part in; a valency.
7. The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base-ten numbers.
8. A distinct symbol representing one of an arithmetic progression of numbers between 0 and the radix.
9. 1/12 the apparent diameter of the sun or moon, as a measure of the totality of an eclipse.
10. A unit of length notionally based upon the width of an adult human finger, standardized differently in various places and times, the English digit of 1/16 foot (about 1.9 cm).
11. A narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe.
12. Similar or similar-looking structures in other animals.
13. To point at or point out with the finger.
14. A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres.
15. The amount of water which would cover a surface to the depth of an inch, used as a measurement of rainfall.
16. The amount of an alcoholic beverage which would fill a glass or bottle to the depth of an inch.
17. A very short distance.
18. A small island

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Sources

1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data