2006-09-14 05:15:28 · 27 answers · asked by Monica 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
The original meaning of digit is a finger or toe.
The numerical term is the individual symbol used to represent a number. In English, that would be 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. The term digit is based on the fact we have 10 fingers, thus a base 10 numbering system.
2006-09-14 05:18:03 · answer #1 · answered by ³√carthagebrujah 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are 10 digits - 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. They make the numbers.
2006-09-14 05:18:47 · answer #2 · answered by Mariya 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A single number 1-9 are digits
2006-09-14 05:22:50 · answer #3 · answered by Ali Z 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-14 05:17:09 · answer #4 · answered by Yayyer!!! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A digit is a toe or a finger. DIGITIGRADE Dinosaurs walked on their toes; the scientific term for this is digitigrade
Any finger or toe
A single unit or numeral in a counting system
A single character in a numbering system. In decimal, digits are 0 through 9. In binary, digits are 0 and 1. The os and 1s equate to "on and off functions. Digitization allows for perfect copying.
2006-09-14 05:21:40 · answer #5 · answered by archie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That all depends on the context, a digit in the numerical sence in a the breakdown of a number, for example, 23 is a two digit number and 54689 is, you guessed it, a five digit number.
In the pysical sence, a digit is a finger or toe.
2006-09-14 05:21:03 · answer #6 · answered by HappyHolloween! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word digit has two definitions:
A number
A finger
2006-09-14 05:17:01 · answer #7 · answered by Blue Jean 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Digit may refer to:
* A finger or a toe
* Numerical digit, as used in mathematics or computer science
* Digit (unit), an ancient meteorological unit
In mathematics and computer science, a numerical digit is a symbol (a number symbol, e.g. "3" or "7") used in numerals (combinations of symbols, e.g. "37"), to represent numbers, (integers or real numbers) in positional numeral systems. The name "digit" comes from the fact that the 10 digits of the hands (the fingers and thumbs) correspond to the 10 symbols of the common base 10 number system, i.e. the decimal digits.
2006-09-14 05:18:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how it is being used... a digit can refer to a single number and it can also refer to a finger or toe. There are probably other usages as well
2006-09-14 05:26:14 · answer #9 · answered by j H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a digit is a number like number one
2006-09-14 05:17:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋