base 10

(idea) by Xamot Sat Nov 13 1999 at 14:37:22
Another name for the decimal system. Also see base ten.

Some other popular bases: base 2/binary, base 8/octal, base 16/hexadecimal

(idea) by rescdsk Sat Mar 11 2000 at 14:39:55
base 10 is ambiguous. in any base, its base-number will be 10. For instance, in base 8, the decimal number "8" is "10". The Decimal base should be called "base a" or somesuch, to avoid ambiguity. or maybe just decimal.
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