Definition

/ˈdɪdʒɪt/

noun

A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university or, in some countries, a college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.)
“She has two bachelor's degrees and is studying towards a master's degree.”
A unit of measurement of angle equal to 1/360 of a circle's circumference.
“A right angle is a ninety-degree angle.”
A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit.
“180 degrees Fahrenheit is equivalent to 100 degrees Celsius.”
The sum of the exponents of a term; the order of a polynomial.
“A quadratic polynomial is a polynomial of degree 2.”
The dimensionality of a field extension.
“The Galois field \operatorname{GF}(125) = \operatorname{GF}(5^3) has degree 3 over its subfield \operatorname{GF}(5).”

noun

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.”
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.”
1/12 the apparent diameter of the sun or moon, as a measure of the totality of an eclipse.
“A six-digit eclipse covers half the lunar surface.”
A unit of length notionally based upon the width of an adult human finger, standardized differently in various places and times, the English digit of 1/16 foot (about 1.9 cm).
A narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe.

verb

noun

A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres.
The amount of water which would cover a surface to the depth of an inch, used as a measurement of rainfall.
The amount of an alcoholic beverage which would fill a glass or bottle to the depth of an inch.
A very short distance.
“"Don't move an inch!"”

noun