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'''Digits''' are the fundamental units of a number system.  For example, in the decimal system of counting, the digits are <math>0, 1, 2, \ldots , 9</math>.
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'''Digits''' are the fundamental units of a [[positional number system]].  For example, in the decimal system of counting, the digits are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
* [[Base numbers]]
 
* [[Base numbers]]
 
* [[Number theory]]
 
* [[Number theory]]
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Latest revision as of 15:04, 31 December 2010

Digits are the fundamental units of a positional number system. For example, in the decimal system of counting, the digits are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.

See also