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digitsthe numbers from 0 to 9, especially when they form part of a longer number

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the numbers from 0 to 9, especially when they form part of a longer number

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈdɪdʒɪts/

Example Sentences

  • My password has so many digits, I sometimes forget if I'm logging into my bank or launching a nuclear missile!
  • The phone number contains 11 digits including the area code
  • She counted on her digits to solve the simple math problem

digits

NOUN

[/ˈdɪdʒɪts/]

the numbers from 0 to 9, especially when they form part of a longer number

a friendly customer points to each individual number on a reference card while speaking to the bank teller. The customer's finger moves from one single number to the next in sequence. The teller carefully writes down each separate number as it's given. The numbers combine to form a complete account number as the process continues. The bank teller nods with understanding while organizing the individual numbers into the full sequence. Other customers wait patiently in line behind them.  individual numbers from 0 to 9 that form part of a longer number sequence
💡 Concept

a friendly customer points to each individual number on a reference card while speaking to the bank teller. The customer's finger moves from one single number to the next in sequence. The teller carefully writes down each separate number as it's given. The numbers combine to form a complete account number as the process continues. The bank teller nods with understanding while organizing the individual numbers into the full sequence. Other customers wait patiently in line behind them. individual numbers from 0 to 9 that form part of a longer number sequence

Counting digits while he fidgets with widgets!
🎵 Rhyme

Counting digits while he fidgets with widgets!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈdɪdʒɪts/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈdɪdʒɪts/

🌳Etymology

Rootdigit
Suffix--s

🎵Rhyme

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widgets
fidgets
midgets

🔗Collocations

four digits
double digits
binary digits
telephone digits
significant digits
random digits

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My password has so many digits, I sometimes forget if I'm logging into my bank or launching a nuclear missile!

The phone number contains 11 digits including the area code

She counted on her digits to solve the simple math problem

The lottery ticket had six lucky digits that changed his life forever

📚Related Words

Synonyms

numbersfiguresnumeralsintegers

Antonyms

lettersalphabets

Related

digitalcalculatormathematicsbinarydecimal

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