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digit

noun

ˈdi-jət

Definition of digit

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 The man who answered the door on Haskell Avenue asked for the last four digits of Crump’s phone number, then led the officer past a woman eating at a kitchen table who wore a black fishnet dress. — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 Fontana is out of the 100's and will reach 98 today, with the valleys in the final day of triple digits. — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 Amendment 84 is a misguided attempt to prevent a rare form of voter fraud by requiring voters to either write the last four digits of their Social Security number or the last four digits of their driver’s license number on their ballot. — The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026 Brent crude fell 2% and traded at $98 per barrel — still up more than 30% since the start of the war with Iran but a relief from recent prices in the triple digits. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for digit

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There’s not an exact count of the number of local regulations and ordinances that have been passed since robotaxis have gone mainstream.

— Andrew Hawkins, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026
Tesla's third-quarter delivery numbers declined 2% from the year prior but nevertheless topped estimates, sending the stock surging.

— Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026

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