Analog vs. Digital

Analogadjective

(of a device or system) in which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuous(ly) variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial)

Analognoun

(countable) something that bears an analogy to something else

Analognoun

an organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin

Analognoun

(chemistry) a structural derivative of a parent compound that often differs from it by a single element

Analognoun

something having the property of being analogous to something else

Analogadjective

of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input;

Digitaladjective

Having to do with digits (fingers or toes); performed with a finger.

Digitaladjective

Property of representing values as discrete, usually binary, numbers rather than a continuous spectrum.

Digitaladjective

Of or relating to computers or the Information Age.

Digitalnoun

(finance) A digital option.

Digitalnoun

(uncountable) Digital equipment or technology.

Digitalnoun

(music) Any of the keys of a piano or similar instrument.

Digitalnoun

A finger.

Digitaladjective

Of or pertaining to the fingers; done with the fingers; as, digital compression; digital examination.

Digitaladjective

of or pertaining to digits{3}; expressed in digits{3}, or using digits{3}; as, a digital display; a digital clock.

Digitaladjective

performing internal logical and arithmetic operations by means of digits, usually represented as binary numbers. Contrasted to analog, wherein variables are represented as coninuous physical quantities such as voltages or the position of a pointer on a continuous scale; as, a digital computer.

Digitaladjective

of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits;

Digitaladjective

displaying numbers rather than scale positions;

Digitaladjective

relating to or performed with the fingers;