The base ten system, also known as the decimal system, is a numeral system that uses ten as its base. It is the most widely used numeral system in the world and is the standard system for denoting integer and non-integer numbers. In this system, the ten digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 are used to represent all numbers.
Definitions:
- Numeral system: A system for representing numbers using digits or symbols.
- Base: The base of a numeral system is the number of unique digits or symbols used to represent numbers in that system.
- Integer: An integer is a whole number, either positive or negative.
- Non-integer: A non-integer is a number that is not a whole number, such as a fraction or decimal.
Examples:
- The number 25 in the base ten system is represented as 25.
- The number 103 in the base ten system is represented as 103.
- The number -7 in the base ten system is represented as -7.
- The number 1.25 in the base ten system is represented as 1.25.
- The number 0.003 in the base ten system is represented as 0.003.
Quiz:
- What is the base of the base ten system?
- What are the ten digits used to represent numbers in the base ten system?
- Is the number 25 an integer or a non-integer in the base ten system?
- Is the number -7 an integer or a non-integer in the base ten system?
- Is the number 1.25 an integer or a non-integer in the base ten system?
- Is the number 0.003 an integer or a non-integer in the base ten system?
- How is the number 103 represented in the base ten system?
- How is the number -7 represented in the base ten system?
- How is the number 1.25 represented in the base ten system?
- How is the number 0.003 represented in the base ten system?
Answers:
- The base of the base ten system is 10.
- The ten digits used to represent numbers in the base ten system are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.
- The number 25 is an integer in the base ten system.
- The number -7 is an integer in the base ten system.
- The number 1.25 is a non-integer in the base ten system.
- The number 0.003 is a non-integer in the base ten system.
- The number 103 is represented as 103 in the base ten system.
- The number -7 is represented as -7 in the base ten system.
- The number 1.25 is represented as 1.25 in the base ten system.
- The number 0.003 is represented as 0.003 in the base ten system.