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digit

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A single character in a numbering system. In decimal, digits are 0 through 9. In binary, digits are 0 and 1.

digit - An employee of Digital Equipment Corporation. See also VAX, VMS, PDP-10, TOPS-10, DEChead, double DECkers, field circus.
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For instance, rudimentary mammae are very general in the males of mammals: I presume that the 'bastard-wing' in birds may be safely considered as a digit in a rudimentary state: in very many snakes one lobe of the lungs is rudimentary; in other snakes there are rudiments of the pelvis and hind limbs.
The Origin of Species by Darwin, Charles View in context
He held his own hand out and counted his digits slowly, "One, two, three, four, five--eigh?
The Island of Doctor Moreau by Wells, H.G. View in context
No two people born into the world probably have ever had identical lines upon all their digits.
Tarzan of the Apes by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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