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single digits
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single digits
(noun)
single digits
noun
single digits
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of SINGLE DIGITS
[
plural
]
chiefly US
:
a number or percentage that is 9 or less
They won the game by
single digits
. [=by 9 points or fewer than 9 points]
The state's unemployment rate is in the
single digits
.
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—
called also
single figures
— single–digit
/
ˈ
sɪŋgəl
ˈ
dɪʤɪt/
adjective
,
always used before a noun
the state's
single-digit
unemployment rate
a
single-digit
increase
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