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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieschiffre
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʃifʁ
"Le chiffre 5 est un chiffre."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A numeral or symbol representing a number.
"The number 5 is a digit." - 2
Any of the ten symbols used to represent numbers in the decimal system.
"In the number 123, the digits are 1, 2, and 3."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'digit' comes from the Latin 'digitus', meaning 'finger' or 'toe', which reflects the historical use of fingers for counting. The term evolved in Middle English to refer specifically to numerical symbols.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Digit" is said worldwide
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chiffre
Transliteration: ʃifʁ
"Le chiffre 5 est un chiffre."
Ziffer
Transliteration: ˈtsɪfɐ
"Die Ziffer 5 ist eine Ziffer."
cifra
Transliteration: ˈtʃifra
"Il numero 5 è una cifra."
dígito
Transliteration: ˈdi.xi.to
"El dígito 5 es un dígito."
dígito
Transliteration: ˈdʒidʒitu
"O dígito 5 é um dígito."
अंक
Transliteration: aṅk
"अंक 5 एक अंक है।"
数字
Transliteration: shùzì
"数字5是一个数字。"
숫자
Transliteration: sutja
"숫자 5는 숫자입니다."
数字
Transliteration: sūji
"数字5は数字です。"
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