Maths glossary · Australia
Digit
One of the ten symbols 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 used to write numbers.
Digits are the letters of the number system. The value of a digit depends on its place in the number.
Example: The number 4,305 has four digits. The digit 3 is in the hundreds place, so it is worth 300.
Lessons, worksheets, practice and tools on this: Place value.
Related words
- Place value: The value a digit has because of where it sits in a number.
- Rounding: Changing a number to a nearby, simpler number.
- Expanded form: A way of writing a number as the sum of the value of each digit.