Main Entry:

dig·it

Pronunciation:

\ˈdi-jət\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Latin digitus finger, toe; perhaps akin to Greek deiknynai to show — more at diction

Date:

14th century

1 a: any of the Arabic numerals 1 to 9 and usually the symbol 0 b: one of the elements that combine to form numbers in a system other than the decimal system2: a unit of length based on the breadth of a finger and equal in English measure to ³⁄₄ inch3: any of the divisions in which the limbs of most vertebrates terminate, which are typically five in number but may be reduced (as in the horse), and which typically have a series of phalanges bearing a nail, claw, or hoof at the tip — compare finger 1, toe 1a