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Digits

A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university or, in some countries, a college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.)

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noun

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A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university or, in some countries, a college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.)
"She has two bachelor's degrees and is studying towards a master's degree."
2
A unit of measurement of angle equal to 1/360 of a circle's circumference.
"A right angle is a ninety-degree angle."
3
A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit.
"180 degrees Fahrenheit is equivalent to 100 degrees Celsius."
4
The sum of the exponents of a term; the order of a polynomial.
"A quadratic polynomial is a polynomial of degree 2."

noun

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The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base-ten numbers.
"The number 123.4 has four digits: the hundreds digit is 1, the tens digit is 2, the units digit is 3, and the tenths digit is 4."
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A distinct symbol representing one of an arithmetic progression of numbers between 0 and the radix.
"Hexadecimal numeration (Base sixteen) includes the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 but also A (=10 decimal), B, C, D, E, and F. Sixteen itself is written as the two-digit number 10."
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1/12 the apparent diameter of the sun or moon, as a measure of the totality of an eclipse.
"A six-digit eclipse covers half the lunar surface."
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A unit of length notionally based upon the width of an adult human finger, standardized differently in various places and times, the English digit of 1/16 foot (about 1.9 cm).

noun

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A telephone number.

noun

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A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres.
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The amount of water which would cover a surface to the depth of an inch, used as a measurement of rainfall.
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The amount of an alcoholic beverage which would fill a glass or bottle to the depth of an inch.
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A very short distance.
""Don't move an inch!""

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Digits"

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fingerbreadthnoun	A (usually approximate and informal) unit of measurement based upon the radial width of the human finger.
dactylnoun	A metrical foot of three syllables (— ⏑ ⏑), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.
fingernoun	(anatomy) A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb.
datanoun	(collective) Material recorded and known or assumed as facts and used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation, represented especially in the form of numbers, and is usually structured (such as statistics).
figurenoun	A drawing or diagram conveying information.
statisticsnoun	A systematic collection of data on measurements or observations, often related to demographic information such as population counts, incomes, population counts at different ages, etc.
figuresnoun	A drawing or diagram conveying information.
numbernoun	Quantity.
countsnoun	(statistics, of a statistic) To be enumerated rather than represented as a proportion or percentage.
lettersnoun	The liberal arts, humanities, learning (broad accumulated cultural knowledge).
numericsnoun	The field of numerically-controlled engineering.
knucklesnoun	(US, archaic) A nickname for a man employed for his fistfighting skill.
numbersnoun	The Book of Numbers, the fourth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fourth book in the Torah.
amountsnoun	The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).
characteristicsnoun	A distinguishing feature of a person or thing, a part of mental or physical behavior.
characters	the twenty-first studio album by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder, released in late 1987 on Tamla Records.
chiffresnoun	(music) A figure or motif (short melodic or lyrical passage that is repeated).
dialsnoun	A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
estimatesnoun	A rough calculation or assessment of the value, size, or cost of something.
fingersnoun	(anatomy) A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb.