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A number really get Information Technology 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DIGIT

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We know that "A number" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a number = digit.

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What does DIGIT mean?

1. A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university or, in some countries, a college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.)
2. A unit of measurement of angle equal to 1/360 of a circle's circumference.
3. A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit.
4. The sum of the exponents of a term; the order of a polynomial.
5. The dimensionality of a field extension.
6. The number of edges that a vertex takes part in; a valency.
7. The number of logical connectives in a formula.
8. The curvature of a circular arc, expressed as the angle subtended by a fixed length of arc or chord.
9. A unit of measurement of latitude and longitude which together identify a location on the Earth's surface.
10. (grammar) Any of the three stages (positive, comparative, superlative) in the comparison of an adjective or an adverb.
11. (obsolete outside heraldry) A step on a set of stairs; the rung of a ladder.
12. An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values.
13. A stage of rank or privilege; social standing.
14. (genealogy) A ‘step’ in genealogical descent.
15. One's relative state or experience; way, manner.
16. The amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity, extent.

1. The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base-ten numbers.
2. A distinct symbol representing one of an arithmetic progression of numbers between 0 and the radix.
3. 1/12 the apparent diameter of the sun or moon, as a measure of the totality of an eclipse.
4. A unit of length notionally based upon the width of an adult human finger, standardized differently in various places and times, the English digit of 1/16 foot (about 1.9 cm).
5. A narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe.
6. Similar or similar-looking structures in other animals.

1. To point at or point out with the finger.

1. A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres.
2. The amount of water which would cover a surface to the depth of an inch, used as a measurement of rainfall.
3. The amount of an alcoholic beverage which would fill a glass or bottle to the depth of an inch.
4. A very short distance.

1. A small island

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