sextet vs digit

sextet and digit both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sextet	Yes	No	No	No
digit	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, digit is a hypernym of sextet; that is, digit is a word with a broader meaning than sextet:

Other hypernyms of sextet include figure.

sextet (noun)	digit (noun)
a musical composition written for six performers	a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates
six people considered as a unit	one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
a set of six similar things considered as a unit	the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
six performers or singers who perform together
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one