Digit (unit)

The digit or finger is an ancient and obsolete non-SI unit of measurement of length. It was originally based on the breadth of a human finger. It was a fundamental unit of length in the Ancient Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Hebrew, Ancient Greek and Roman systems of measurement.

For other uses, see Digit.

In astronomy a digit is one twelfth of the diameter of the sun or the moon.

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