digit : Idioms & Phrases
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binary digit
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noun either 0 or 1 in binary notation
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decimal digit
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noun a digit from 0 to 9 in decimal notation
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double digit
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noun a two-digit integer; from 10 to 99
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duodecimal digit
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noun a digit from 0 to 11 in duodecimal notation
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equivalent-binary-digit factor
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noun the average number of binary digits needed to express one radix digit in a numeration system that is not binary; on the average a number that can be expressed in N decimal digits takes 3.3N binary digits
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hexadecimal digit
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noun a digit from 0 to 15 in hexadecimal notation
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octal digit
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noun a digit from 0 to 7 in octal notation
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significant digit
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noun any digit of a number that is known with certainty; any digit of a number beginning with the leftmost non-zero digit and ending with the rightmost non-zero digit (or a zero considered to be the exact value)
significant figure.
- he calculated the answer to four significant figures
