single digits
Definition of single digits
chiefly US
: a number or percentage that is 9 or less They won the game by single digits. The state's unemployment rate is in the single digits.
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: of or relating to celibacy
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: a separate individual person or thing
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: a music recording having two or more tracks that is shorter than a full-length album
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: to bring about the scoring of (a run) by a single
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