01 n. One of the terminal divisions of a limb appendage; a finger or toe.
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One of the terminal divisions of a limb appendage; a finger or toe.(Zool.)“The ruminants have the “cloven foot,” i. e., two hoofed digits on each foot.” — Owen.
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A finger's breadth, commonly estimated to be three fourths of an inch.
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One of the ten figures or symbols, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, by which all numbers are expressed; -- so called because of the use of the fingers in counting and computing.(Math.)
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One twelfth part of the diameter of the sun or moon; -- a term used to express the quantity of an eclipse; as, an eclipse of eight digits is one which hides two thirds of the diameter of the disk.(Astron.)