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Why are SI units based on 10?

Updated: 9/22/2023
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Mainly because we count in tens. We use the decimal representation which is a way of representing a number in such a way that the place value of each digit is tentimes that of the digit to its right. This probably originates from the fact that we have ten digits (fingers and thumbs).

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