Происхождение названияАнглийское сл

Происхождение названия
Английское слово digital, означающее «цифровой», в свою очередь, происходит от латинского Digitus, то есть «палец».

Поскольку человечеством в течение длительного времени в процессе подсчета малых значений использовались пальцы, именно десятеричная система счисления стала основной, в том числе и в индо-арабской нумерации. Обычно пальцами можно рассчитывать значения только целых чисел. Из-за этого слово «цифровой» также используется для обозначения любого объекта, который работает с дискретными значениями.

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The origin of the name [edit | edit wiki-text]The English word digital, meaning "digital", in turn, comes from Latin, meaning "Digitus finger."Because mankind for a long time in the process of counting small values were used, namely desâteričnaâ numeral system has become the mainstream, including Indo-Arabic numbering. Usually your fingers can count only integers. Because of this, the word "digital" is also used to refer to any object that works with discrete values.

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Origin of name [edit | edit wiki text]
The English word digital, meaning "digital", in turn, comes from the Latin Digitus, meaning "finger."

Because mankind for a long time in the process of counting the small values of used fingers, it is decimal number system has become a major, including in the Indo-Arabic numeration. Typically the fingers can be counted only integer values. Because of this, the word 'digital' is also used to refer to any object that works with discrete values.

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the origin of the name | wiki text rule [rule]the word digital to digital, in turn, is derived from the latin Digitus, i.e. "палец».because the humanity for a long time in the process of calculating the small values of the used fingers, it is десятеричная numeral system is the core, including the indo arab numbering. usually the fingers can count values only whole numbers. because of this, the word "digital is also used to refer to any object, which works with discrete values.