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 Obviously, shoulder injuries are nothing to mess with for pitchers, especially those who regularly top the triple-digit mark. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 Tests showed the prototype classified handwritten digits with about 98 percent accuracy, matching conventional chips. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025 Password Generator Using the LogMeOnce password generator, users can set a password length of up to 50 characters and choose to require capital and lowercase letters, digits, or symbols. Kim Key, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025 Comfortable sneakers don’t have to come with a triple-digit price tag. Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for digit
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Noun
  • At one point, a running number tied to Boys and Girls Clubs of America flashed on the screen, starting at $100,000.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • These medications can lower the number of neutrophils, a type of white blood cell that helps fight bacterial infections.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 14 Sep. 2025
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  • Algorithms are old—around 300 B.C., Euclid invented one for finding the greatest common divisor of two integers.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The curriculum tackles a small number of seminal topics in each school year—like ratio and proportion or the concept of integers—and teaches these deeply from multiple angles.
    Linda Darling-Hammond, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025

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“Digit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digit. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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