mati
1. (noun) forefinger width - traditional measurement.
Ko te nuinga o ngā waeine aro kē mō te ine, e whakamahi ana i tētahi wāhanga o te tinana, pērā i te kōnui me te mati (hei ine i ngā mea paku), i te matikara me te mārō (TRP 2010:311). / Most of the non-standard units of measurement use a part of the body, such as the thumb or finger (for measuring small things), the handspan, and the outstretched arms (TRP 2010:311).
2. (noun) digit.
Ko te mati tētahi tohutau kotahi. Koinei te huinga o ngā mati katoa o tō tātau pūnaha tau: {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}. Arā ētahi tau e rua, nui ake rānei ōna mati. Hei tauira, he tau matirua te 34, he tau matitoru te 894 (TRP 2010:168). / A digit is a single numeral. The set of digits in our number system is: {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}. Some numbers have more than two digits. 34 is a two-digit number, 894 has three digits (TRP 2010:168).
3. (particle) Also used as a prefix to numbers, e.g. mationo (six digit).
He tau matiwhā ēnei: 3621, 9086, 4521, 3620 (TRP 2010:168). / These are four digit numbers: 3621, 9086, 4521, 3620.
