Digit



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.指头; 数字
• ［类］ fang : tooth / finger : digit ( 犬牙是牙 / 手指是指头)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Latin digitus finger, toe; perhaps akin to Greek deiknynai to show — more at diction
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. any of the Arabic numerals 1 to 9 and usually the symbol 0
  • b. one of the elements that combine to form numbers in a system other than the decimal system
• 2. a unit of length based on the breadth of a finger and equal in English measure to 3/4 inch
• 3. any of the divisions in which the limbs of most vertebrates terminate, which are typically five in number but may be reduced (as in the horse), and which typically have a series of phalanges bearing a nail, claw, or hoof at the tip — compare finger 1, toe 1a

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