Definition
A positional numeral system that uses ten as its base, meaning each place value represents a power of ten. Also called the decimal system, it uses digits 0 through 9.
Etymology
From Latin 'basis' meaning 'foundation' and the Old English 'tien' meaning 'ten'. The base-ten system likely developed because humans have ten fingers, making it natural for counting and commerce throughout human history.
Kelly Says
Base-ten is humanity's mathematical fingerprint - literally! Our ten-digit counting system exists because our ancestors looked at their hands and decided that ten was the perfect foundation for all mathematics, influencing everything from currency to computers.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንድ አራት መኰስ
an-d a-rat me-kes
ARالعربية
قاعدة عشرة
qāʕdah 'aṣrah
BNবাংলা
দশমিক পদ্ধতি
dosh-mik poddhoti
CACatalà
sistema decimal
sis-te-ma de-ci-mal
CSČeština
desetní soustava
de-set-ni soo-stav-a
DADansk
ti-talsystem
tee-tals-ste-em
DEDeutsch
Dezimalsystem
de-zi-ma-ls-te-em
ELΕλληνικά
δεκαδικό σύστημα
de-ka-di-ko soo-ste-ma
ESEspañol
base diez
bah-seh dee-es
FAفارسی
سیستم دهدهی
si-stem deh-heh-ee
FISuomi
desimaalijärjestelmä
de-si-ma-a-li-jaer-ste-le-ma
FRFrançais
base dix
bah-seh dees
GUGU
દશાંક પદ્ધતિ
da-shaank pad-dhati
HAHA
tsarin sha'u goma
tsar-in sha-u go-ma
HEעברית
מערכת עשר
me-ra-ket esh-er
HIहिन्दी
दशमलव प्रणाली
da-sham-lav pra-na-lee
HUMagyar
tíz alapú rendszer
teesh a-lap-oo re-szer
IDBahasa Indonesia
basis sepuluh
bah-sis se-puluh
IGIG
nọọrọ n'ọchịchị
no-o-ro no-och-i-chi
ITItaliano
base dieci
bah-seh dee-eh-chee
KKKK
ондалыс сыстемы
on-da-lys sys-te-ma
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធ សម្រាប់ ដប់
pra-pov-n-th sam-ra-ap-sroh dab
MRMR
दशमलव पद्धत
da-sham-lav pad-dhat
MSBahasa Melayu
sistem asas sepuluh
sis-tem a-sas se-puluh
MYမြန်မာ
ဆယ် စနစ်
sae san-it
NLNederlands
tenstelling
ten-ste-ling
NONorsk
tiotallsystem
tee-o-tals-ste-em
PAPA
ਦਸਮਾਲਵ ਪ੍ਰਣਾਲੀ
das-ma-lav pra-na-lee
PLPolski
system dziesiętny
sys-tem dzies-ie-t-ny
PTPortuguês
base dez
bah-seh dez
RORomână
sistem zecimal
sis-tem ze-chi-mal
RUРусский
десятичная система
de-sya-ti-chnaya si-ste-ma
SVSvenska
tiotalsystem
tee-o-tals-ste-em
SWKiswahili
mfumo wa namba kumi
m-fu-mo wa na-mba ku-mi
TAதமிழ்
பத்தாம் அடிப்படை முறை
pat-thaam a-di-pa-da mu-rai
TEతెలుగు
పదశం వ్యవస్థ
pa-da-sham vya-vas-tha
TRTürkçe
onluk taban
on-luk ta-ban
UKУкраїнська
десяткова система
de-syat-kova sy-ste-ma
URاردو
عشرہی نظام
a-shrah-ee ne-zam
VITiếng Việt
hệ thập phân
he-thap-phan
YOYO
awọn ẹ̀kọ́ ẹ̀rọ
aw-on eh-koh eh-ro
ZUZU
isikhathi se-10
ee-si-kha-thi se-ten