Definitions
a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates
Word origin
From Middle English digit, from Latin digitus (“a finger; a number”). Doublet of digitus and dedo.
Used in a sentence
“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.”
“This meter is a 3½ digit digital multimeter that is rugged, reliable and convenient to use, while providing all of the accuracy and features needed for any application.”
“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.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Finger, toe, or numeral”5 letters
Not quite right?
"Search similar patterns."
D____