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Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
the Second Week after Epiphany
the Second Week after Epiphany
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Bible Encyclopedias
Digit
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(Lat. digitus, finger), literally a finger or toe, and so used to mean, from counting on the fingers, a single numeral, or, from measuring, a finger's breadth. In astronomy a digit is the twelfth part of the diameter of the sun or moon; it is used to express the magnitude of an eclipse.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Digit'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/d/digit.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Digit'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/d/digit.html. 1910.
