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| A '''digit''' (] ''digitus'', "finger"), when used as a unit of length, is usually a sixteenth of a ] or 3/4" ( |
A '''digit''' (] ''digitus'', "finger"), when used as a unit of length, is usually a sixteenth of a ] or 3/4" (] for the international ]). The width of an adult human male finger tip is indeed about 2 centimetres. In English this unit has mostly fallen out of use, as do others based on the human arm: ] (7/6 digit), ] (4 digits), ] (16/3 digits), ] (8 digits), ] (12 digits), ] (24 digits) and ] (60 digits). | ||
| It is in general equal to the foot-], although the term nail can also be used as 1/16 of yard and other units. | It is in general equal to the foot-], although the term nail can also be used as 1/16 of yard and other units. | ||
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A digit (lat. digitus, "finger"), when used as a unit of length, is usually a sixteenth of a foot or 3/4" (1.905 cm for the international inch). The width of an adult human male finger tip is indeed about 2 centimetres. In English this unit has mostly fallen out of use, as do others based on the human arm: finger (7/6 digit), palm (4 digits), hand (16/3 digits), shaftment (8 digits), span (12 digits), cubit (24 digits) and ell (60 digits).
It is in general equal to the foot-nail, although the term nail can also be used as 1/16 of yard and other units.
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