10 (number)
Category:Integers\n
10 (
ten) is the
natural number following
9 and preceding
11.
In mathematics
\nTen is a composite number, its proper divisors being
1,
2 and
5.
Ten is the base of the
decimal numeral system, by far the most common system of denoting
numbers both in spoken and written language. For this reason, any number can be instantly multiplied by ten by adding a zero to the end (855 * 10 = 8,550). The basis for choice of ten is presumably that ten is the number of fingers (digits) of the human body.
Ten is the number of
n-Queens Problem solutions for n = 5.
The
Roman numeral for ten is
X (which looks like two V's [the Roman numeral for 5] put together).
The
Chinese word numeral for ten is 十, which resembles a cross.
Ten is the sum of the first three
prime numbers.
A collection of ten items (most often ten years) is called a
decade.
A
polygon with ten sides is a
decagon, and obviously, 10 is a decagonal number. But it is also a
triangular number and a
centered triangular number.
Ten is the smallest
noncototient, a number that can not be expressed as the difference between any integer and the total of coprimes below it.
Ten is a
Harshad number and a
semi-meandric number.
In numeral systems
In other fields
\nA decapod crustacean has ten limbs.
There are ten cents in a
dime, itself one tenth of a dollar. The word was shortened from
decime.
In
chess, each side can promote all eight
pawnss to have a total of ten
bishops,
knights, or rooks.
People were traditionally tithed one tenth of their produce.
It takes ten to make a
minyan.
With ten being the base of the decimal system, a scale of 1 to 10 is often used to rank things, as a smaller version of a 1-to-100 scale (as is used in percentages).
Blake Edwards' 1979 movie
10.
Something that scores perfectly is "a perfect ten". A person who is extremely attractive and physically flawless is often said to be "a ten", from the idea of ranking that person's appearance and sex appeal on a 1-to-10 scale. E.g. In the movie
10 Bo Derek is supposedly a "10" on that scale.
Counting from one to ten before speaking is often done in order to cool one's temper.
Driving a racing car at ten-tenths is driving as fast as possible, on the limit.
Ten is:\n*The
atomic number of
neon\n*The number of
carbon atoms in
Decane, a
hydrocarbon. \n*The number of
spacetime dimensions in
superstring theory.\n*
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period\n*House number of
Number 10 Downing Street\n*
ASCII and
Unicode code point for line feed\n*The number of
Commandments from God to man in
Mosaic law. (Exodus 20:2-17, Exodus 34:12-26, and Deuteronomy 5:6-21)\n*There are said to be ten "Lost Tribes" of Israel.\n*The designation of
United States Interstate 10, a freeway that runs from
California to
Florida.\n*The title of quite a few albums, including recordings by
Pearl Jam and
LL Cool J. See
Ten (album).\n* Historical years:
10 A.D.,
10 B.C, or
1910\n*A Japanese comic: Ten (comic)
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