base-ten notation
nounUK /ˌbeɪs ˈtɛn nəʊˈteɪʃən/
US /ˌbeɪs ˈtɛn noʊˈteɪʃən/
A way of writing numbers that uses the digits 0 to 9 and groups them by tens.
In base-ten notation, the number 245 means two hundreds, four tens, and five ones.
RELATED WORDS
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A counting system where each place is worth ten times the place to its right.
Base-ten notation makes it easy to add and subtract because each column is a power of ten.
3. The standard way numbers are written in everyday math and science.
The answer 1,000 is written in base-ten notation with a comma to separate thousands.
4. A positional number system that uses ten different symbols.
Computers use base-two notation, but people usually write numbers in base-ten notation.