digit
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounA position in a sequence of numerals representing a place value in a positional number system.
Example:
The base-10 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.
- verbTo point at or point out with the finger.
- nounA distinct symbol representing a natural number in a positional number system.
Example:
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.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #822 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 8% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: i