The difference between Digit and Toe
When used as nouns, digit means the whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base 10 numbers, whereas toe means each of the five digits on the end of the foot.
When used as verbs, digit means to point at or point out with the finger, whereas toe means to furnish (a stocking, etc.) with a toe.
check bellow for the other definitions of Digit and Toe
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Digit as a noun (mathematics):
The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base 10 numbers.
Examples:
"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."
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Digit as a noun (mathematics):
Similarly fundamental numerals in other systems.
Examples:
"Hexadecimal numeration (Base 16) includes the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 but also A (=10), B (=11), C (=12), D (=13), E (=14), and F (=15). Sixteen itself is written as the two-digit number 10."
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Digit as a noun (units of measure, astronomy):
the apparent diameter of the sun or moon, as a measure of the totality of an eclipse.
Examples:
"A six-digit eclipse covers half the lunar surface."
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Digit as a noun (historical, _, units of measure):
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 foot (about 1.9cm).
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Digit as a noun (units of measure, obsolete):
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Digit as a noun (anatomy):
A narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe.
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Digit as a noun (zoology):
Similar or similar-looking structures in other animals.
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Digit as a noun (geometry, rare, obsolete):
of a circle.
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Digit as a verb (transitive):
To point at or point out with the finger.
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Toe as a noun:
Each of the five digits on the end of the foot.
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Toe as a noun:
An equivalent part in an animal.
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Toe as a noun:
That part of a shoe or sock covering the toe.
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Toe as a noun:
Something resembling a toe, especially at the bottom or extreme end of something.
Examples:
"lb golf the extreme end of the head of a [[club]]."
"lb cricket the [[tip]] of the [[bat]] farthest from the [[handle]]"
"lb kayaking the [[bow]]; the front of the kayak."
"lb geology a [[bulbous]] [[protrusion]] at the front of a [[lava]] [[flow]] or [[landslide]]."
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Toe as a noun (dance):
An advanced form of ballet primarily for the females, dancing ballet primarily using a Pointe shoe.
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Toe as a noun:
An alignment of the wheels of a road vehicle with positive toe (or toe in) signifying that the wheels are closer together at the front than at the back and negative toe (or toe out) the opposite.
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Toe as a noun (engineering):
The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step.
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Toe as a noun (engineering):
A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends, of a piece, such as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is moved.
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Toe as a noun (engineering):
A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece.
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Toe as a noun (carpentry):
The long side of an angled cut.
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Toe as a verb:
To furnish (a stocking, etc.) with a toe.
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Toe as a verb:
To touch, tap or kick with the toes.
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Toe as a verb (transitive):
To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to.
Examples:
"to toe the mark"
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Toe as a verb (construction):
To fasten (a piece) by driving a fastener at a near-45-degree angle through the side (of the piece) into the piece to which it is to be fastened.
Examples:
"The framers toed the irregular pieces into the sill."
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Toe as a verb (golf):
To mishit a golf ball with the toe of the club.