base-tenform
nounUK /beɪs tɛn fɔːm/
US /beɪs tɛn fɔːrm/
A way of writing numbers using the digits 0 to 9 and groups of ten.
The teacher asked us to write the number 245 in base-tenform.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A number written with the usual ten digits instead of another number system.
Convert the binary number 1010 into base-tenform to get 10.
3. The standard way of showing a number in everyday math.
Write your answer in base-tenform, not in words.
4. A representation that uses ones, tens, hundreds, and so on.
The blocks helped her see the number in base-tenform.