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A-Z 313ReferenceMarkey, T.L. 1976. Studies in European linguistic theory: the dichotomy precept. Grossen-Linden.differencesetdifference hypothesiscode theorydifferentia specificadefinitiondiffusecompact vs diffusedigital [Lat. digitus ‘finger’]‘Digital’ is a term used in information processing to refer to a way of representing adefinite set of signs (digits) through a code that is applied to the information beingprocessed, such as when fingers are applied to numbers in counting from 1 to 10.Analogue representations are the counterpart of digital representations.digital communicationA borrowing from the notion of digital calculators which, unlike analogue calculators,function on the basis of yes/no oppositions and on the representation of information asnumbers. This designation of verbal communication based on a conventional verbal signlanguage was developed by Watzlawick et al. (1967). In contrast to analoguecommunication, the signs, or ‘names,’ bear no similarity to the facts which theyrepresent (an exception is onomatopoeia). Digital communication serves to transmit