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- US Pronunciation
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- [dij-i-tl]
- /ˈdɪdʒ ɪ tl/
- /ˈdɪdʒ.ɪ.təl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dij-i-tl]
- /ˈdɪdʒ ɪ tl/
Definitions of digital word
- adjective digital of, relating to, or using numerical calculations. 1
- adjective digital of, relating to, or using data in the form of numerical digits: a digital image; digital devices. 1
- adjective digital involving or using numerical digits expressed in a scale of notation, usually in the binary system, to represent discretely all variables occurring in a problem. 1
- adjective digital available in electronic form; readable and manipulable by computer: Scan these two pages so you'll have them as a digital document. 1
- adjective digital pertaining to, noting, or making use of computers and computerized technologies, including the Internet: We are living in an increasingly digital world. Digital activism uses social media to achieve political reform. His blog is a great example of digital journalism. Digital technology has revolutionized the music industry. 1
- adjective digital of or relating to a digit or finger. 1
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Origin of digital
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin digitālis, equivalent to digit(us) (see digit) + -ālis -al1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Digital
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
digital popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
digital usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for digital
noun digital
- clone — If someone or something is a clone of another person or thing, they are so similar to this person or thing that they seem to be exactly the same as them.
- brain — Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body's activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain.
- calculator — A calculator is a small electronic device that you use for making mathematical calculations.
- adding machine — a mechanical device, operated manually or electrically, for adding and often subtracting, multiplying, and dividing
- number cruncher — a person or thing that performs a great many numerical calculations, as a financial analyst, statistician, computer, or computer program.
adj digital
- arithmetic — Arithmetic is the part of mathematics that is concerned with the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of numbers.
- binary — Binary describes something that has two different parts.
- fraction — Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- fractional — pertaining to fractions; comprising a part or the parts of a unit; constituting a fraction: fractional numbers.
- integral — of, relating to, or belonging as a part of the whole; constituent or component: integral parts.
adjective digital
- alphanumeric — (of a character set, code, or file of data) consisting of alphabetical and numerical symbols
- cardinal — A cardinal is a high-ranking priest in the Catholic church.
- ordinal — of or relating to an order, as of animals or plants.
Antonyms for digital
adj digital
- alphabetical — Alphabetical means arranged according to the normal order of the letters in the alphabet.
- alphabetic — in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.
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