Decimal refers to ten and the number system is based on counting in tens. The system is simply a way of representing a number in such a way that the place value of each digit is ten times that of the digit to its right.
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Our number system is based on the number ten, and as a result, it is called the decimal system.
The Decimal System.
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Deci- means ten So it is decimal system.
The Base-10 number system is known as the decimal system and has 10 digits to show all numbers 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 using place value and a decimal point to separate whole numbers from decimal fractions.