Definition of digitnext
as in number
a character used to represent a mathematical value you only need to fill in the last two digits of the year in which you were born

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Recent Examples of digit Oklahoma City was facing a fearsome nine-digit luxury-tax bill but worked its way below the second-apron threshold by trading those two and Isaiah Joe after the season. John Hollinger, New York Times, 20 July 2026 Sacramento’s triple-digit heat returned Tuesday at 104 degrees, snapping a roughly monthlong stretch without one and marking just the third 100-degree day of the summer. Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026 The awards show took place in New York City on a scorching hot day, with temperatures in the afternoon reaching the high 90s and the heat index in the triple digits. Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 17 July 2026 On the other hand, if an amount ends with 3, 4, 8, or 9 as the last cent digit, it can be rounded up. Chad De Guzman, Time, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for digit
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  • The Big Bend Sector has not experienced the high number of border crossings seen in recent years in other areas farther south along the Rio Grande or in Arizona or California, owing to the remote and challenging terrain on both sides of the border.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • Those numbers are on the back of hitting in every ballpark except his own.
    Sam Blum, New York Times, 22 July 2026
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  • Python, for example, is a popular programming language that is famously smooth at handling integers of any size.
    Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 13 July 2026
  • When Ars first reported on AcuRite in May, AcuRite NOW lacked some features of My AcuRite, including the ability to rename multiple temperature sensors, report temperatures in non-integers, as well as an online dashboard option.
    Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026

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“Digit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digit. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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