extra digit

collocation in English

meaningsofextraanddigit

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extra
adjective
uk
/ˈek.strə/us
/ˈek.strə/
added to what ...
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digit
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdɪdʒ.ɪt/us
/ˈdɪdʒ.ɪt/
any one of the ten numbers 0 ...
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(Definition ofextraanddigitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Yet whether one wants to remember a telephone number or write it down, everyextradigitmeans more time spent, more difficulty and more possibility of inaccuracy.
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At the time of the change, anextradigitwas added to the subscriber number.
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Anextradigitis added to a number which is calculated from the digits.
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This might be easier than an excision of theextradigitwhen the child is 6 to 12 months old.
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Later, the third letter, where implemented, was replaced by a digit, or anextradigitwas added.
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The pedicled ulnarextradigitcan be removed by suture ligation to devise the skin bridge of the newborn child.
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This means we must add anextradigitto the first operanda guard digit.
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If a column exceeds ten, theextradigitis carried into the next column.
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The original system established primary routes with two digit numbers and spurs with anextradigitat the end.
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From about the start of the 1960s anextradigitwas needed for new devices.
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Theextradigitis most common on the ulnar (little finger) side of the hand, less common on the radial (thumb) side, and very rarely within the middle three digits.
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Theextradigitis most commonly an abnormal fork in an existing digit, or it may rarely originate at the wrist as a normal digit does.
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Barry was born in similar condition, again with extra digits, but with the addition of talipes foot.
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Dianne, too, was born with extra digits, subsequently removed when she was 2½.
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To finish off we may need to emit a few extra digits.
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It should be noted, however, that only the selected precision is retained, and one can not recover extra digits by reversing this option.
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The extra foot is composed of at least some metatarsal or tarsal bones and extra digits, though it is usually not complete.
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In 1994, three extra digits were introduced and the codex expression was dropped.
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Many of the changes were eliminating 3-digit and 4-digit subscriber numbers in rural exchanges by adding extra digits; the table below shows the end result.
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Some sailors believed that polydactyl cats were better at catching pests, possibly connected with the suggestion that extra digits give a polydactyl cat better balance, important when at sea.
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