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10 (number)10 (ten) is the natural number following 9 and preceding 11.
In mathematicsTen is a composite number, its proper divisors being , and . Ten is the base of the decimal numeral system, by far the most common system of denoting numbers in both spoken and written language. Any integer written in the decimal system can be multiplied by ten by adding a zero to the end (eg 855 * 10 = 8550). The reason for the choice of ten is assumed to be that humans have ten fingers (digits). The Roman numeral for ten is X (which looks like two V's [the Roman numeral for 5] put together); it is thought that the V for five is derived from an open hand (five digits displayed). The Chinese word numeral for ten is 十, which resembles a cross. A collection of ten items (most often ten years) is called a decade. Ten is the sum of the first three prime numbers. A polygon with ten sides is a decagon, and 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. Ten is the number of n-Queens Problem solutions for n = 5.
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There are ten cents in a U.S or Canadian dime, itself one tenth of a dollar. The word was shortened from decime. The denomination of Canadian paper money bearing a portrait of Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's first Prime Minister. 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 and wine-tasting). Blake Edwards' 1979 movie 10. Something that scores perfectly is "a perfect ten". A person who is 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. In Astrology, Capricorn is the 10th astrological sign of the Zodiac. Driving a racing car at ten-tenths is driving as fast as possible, on the limit. Ten is:
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