ten

Digits on hands

Ten is the number after nine, represented by the digits 1 and 0—the base of the decimal system humans use for counting.

As a round number, ten often serves as a benchmark or rating scale: On a scale of one to ten, how much does it hurt?

She's a ten.

The plural tens refers to the decade positions or to ten-dollar bills.

counting

zero

Numerical absence of quantity

  • oneLowest positive integer
  • twoNumber after one
  • threeSum of one twice

four · five · six · seven · eight · nine · eleven · twelve · numeral · number

mathematics

digit

Single numeric character

  • integerNumber lacking fractions
  • evenUniform and level
  • baseSupporting bottom structure

binary · decimal · arithmetic · exponent · logarithm · metric · place value · radix · notation · numeral system

perfect

flawless

Entirely without fault

  • idealStandard of perfection
  • scoreNumerical standing in competition
  • ratingAssigned evaluative score

maximum · top · ultimate · peak · excellent · full marks · gold standard · ace

athletics

decathlon

Ten-event track and field contest

biathlon · modern pentathlon · all-around · multi-sport · track and field

multiples

twenty

Two times ten

sixty · seventy · eighty · ninety · hundred · dozen · score · gross · tithe · decimal

decade

years

Twelve-month spans

retrospective · era · span · interval · period · tenure · term

commandments

Moses

Hebrew prophet, liberator

  • SinaiEgyptian peninsula, biblical peak
  • tabletsFlat portable computing devices
  • covenantBinding formal pledge

law · biblical · Exodus · Deuteronomy · moral code · scripture

idiom

dime a dozen

Abundant and unremarkable

Categories
Opposites
numerical magnitude

tenzero

Numerical absence of quantity

none · nothing · infinity · negative ten · infinite

number type

tententh

Ordinal for position nine-plus-one

ordinal

Phrases
Family

tension, tenant, tenth, detention, tentative, tens, tenable, tenths, tendril

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G