Base ten - definition of Base ten by The Free Dictionary
1.pertaining to tenths or to the number 10. 2.proceeding by tens:a decimal system. n. 3.decimal fraction. [1600–10; < Medieval Latindecimālisof tenths = Latindecim(a)tenth (derivative ofdecemten) +-ālis-al1] dec′i•mal•ly,adv. ...