Definition
A digit is any of the symbols 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 used to write numbers. Every number is made up of one or more digits.
Think of digits like letters in the alphabet. Just as we combine letters to make words, we combine digits to make numbers.
Examples
- The number 5 has one digit.
- The number 47 has two digits: 4 and 7.
- The number 381 has three digits: 3, 8, and 1.