After reading a lot of posts made by people on this forum, I realized about 75% of them see Bitcoin as a digital Gold. For me, I don't think Bitcoin is a digital gold. Cryptocurrency or Bitcoin to be precise, was developed to be a safer option for transaction of goods and services and also the best mode of payment. Bitcoin was introduced to disable all the restrictions that banks and the financial system presented. A lot of people have lost huge sums of money because they saw bitcoin as a digital gold. I know others will argue that bitcoin has also made people rich but for me, I don't think it is advisable to consider Bitcoin as a digital gold. Bitcoin is a digital currency.
Today, I read an article on bitcoinmagazine.com, which answers exactly to your question.
Probably you have to research a little more.
Bitcoin can have many meanings, and as you already notice, each person has their own idea. Bitcoin can be a currency, a payment method, can be considered digital gold or simply a online scam. The answer can be very differently and in some way sometimes confused. But keep this in mind, Bitcoin is a developing process and new terms along its line may arise.