the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
"The old tailor estimated the width of the button using the digit of his thumb."
The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base-ten numbers.
"The calculator displays only ten digits to represent all possible values in a single column of a base-ten number system."
In plain English: A digit is any single number from zero to nine that you use when counting or writing larger numbers.
"She wrote her phone number down with just four digits and an area code."
Usage: Use this word for any single symbol in a numerical sequence, such as saying "the digit zero" rather than referring to an entire number like 42. Do not confuse it with fingers when describing physical pointing actions; instead use terms like index or point directly.
To point at or point out with the finger.
"She digit the map to show us where the restaurant was located."
In plain English: To digit means to turn something into digital data using an electronic device.
"The software will digitize your old family photos so you can save them on your computer."
The word entered Middle English as digit directly from the Latin digitus, which originally meant "finger." It later came to refer to numbers because fingers were historically used for counting.