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 Entering play, Hicks had touched triple digits on two occasions during his time with the Giants. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025 Triple-digit fastballs in the strike zone all spring will get a pitcher the longest looks possible. Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025 In some cases, the high temperatures could break daily and monthly records, with National Weather Service (NWS) offices in some local forecast regions warning of triple digit temperatures. Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025 When Sacramento temperatures start to hit triple digits, Shawna Chapman finds a little relief by placing silver emergency blankets over her blue tent for shade. Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 23 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for digit
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Noun
  • While some may have valid claims based on new risks or deteriorating conditions in their home countries, the number eligible to stay would be only a fraction of those who might attempt to do so.
    Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • Farm Share, a main supplier of free food in the county, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently cut in half the number of semi-trucks packed with cans, produce, and dry goods like rice and beans that find their way to local charities and nonprofits.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • The software ran an instance that forced it to convert a floating-point number into an integer.
    Korok Ray, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
  • Stuck in the Middle Erdős knew that any set of integers must contain a smaller, sum-free subset.
    Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 22 May 2025

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“Digit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digit. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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