Numeral vs. Digit — What's the Difference?
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Difference Between Numeral and Digit
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Definitions
Numeral
A symbol or mark used to represent a number.
Digit
A human finger or toe.
Numeral
Of, relating to, or representing numbers.
Digit
A corresponding part in other vertebrates.
Numeral
A symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 and the Roman numerals I, V, X, L.
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Digit
A unit of length derived from the breadth of a finger and equal to about 34 of an inch (2.0 centimeters).
Numeral
A representation of a number composed of such symbols.
Digit
One of the ten Arabic number symbols, 0 through 9.
Numeral
(linguistics) A number word, a simple or compound word for a number often having particular grammatical attributes depending on the language.
Digit
Such a symbol used in a system of numeration.
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Numeral
(card games) A card whose rank is a number (usually including the ace as 1).
Jacks, queens, and kings are not numerals.
Digit
Digits Slang A telephone number
She gave me her digits, and I put them in my phone.
Numeral
Of or relating to numbers; numerical.
Digit
(mathematics) The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base-ten numbers.
The 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.
Numeral
Of or pertaining to number; consisting of number or numerals.
A long train of numeral progressions.
Digit
(mathematics) A distinct symbol representing one of an arithmetic progression of numbers between 0 and the radix.
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.
Numeral
Expressing number; representing number; as, numeral letters or characters, as X or 10 for ten.
Digit
The apparent diameter of the sun or moon, (chiefly) as a measure of the totality of an eclipse.
A six-digit eclipse covers half the lunar surface.
Numeral
A figure or character used to express a number; as, the Arabic numerals, 1, 2, 3, etc.; the Roman numerals, I, V, X, L, etc.
Digit
A unit of length notionally based upon the width of an adult human finger, standardized differently in various places and times, (especially) the English digit of 16{{nbsp}}foot, now equivalent to about 1.9{{nbsp}}cm.
Numeral
A word expressing a number.
Digit
Syn of inch.
Numeral
A symbol used to represent a number;
He learned to write the numerals before he went to school
Digit
(anatomy) A narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe.
Numeral
Of or relating to or denoting numbers;
A numeral adjective
Numerical analysis
Digit
(zoology) Similar or similar-looking structures in other animals.
Digit
Syn of degreeof a circle.
Digit
(transitive) To point at or point out with the finger.
Digit
One of the terminal divisions of a limb appendage; a finger or toe.
The ruminants have the "cloven foot," i. e., two hoofed digits on each foot.
Digit
A finger's breadth, commonly estimated to be three fourths of an inch.
Digit
One of the ten figures or symbols, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, by which all numbers are expressed; - so called because of the use of the fingers in counting and computing.
Digit
One twelfth part of the diameter of the sun or moon; - a term used to express the quantity of an eclipse; as, an eclipse of eight digits is one which hides two thirds of the diameter of the disk.
Digit
To point at or out with the finger.
Digit
One of the elements that collectively form a system of numbers;
0 and 1 are digits
Digit
The length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
Digit
A finger or toe in human beings or corresponding part in other vertebrates