UnkleRhaukus Group Title why is ten a good number ? one year ago one year ago

1. lgbasallote Group Title

because it's bigger than 9 and smaller than 11

2. UnkleRhaukus Group Title

$9\sim10\sim11$

3. Traxter Group Title

Because we can count it out on our fingers :)

4. UnkleRhaukus Group Title

Is that the Only reason @Traxter?

5. panlac01 Group Title

some people have 11 or 12 fingers :X

6. sami-21 Group Title

Because its table is easy . Multiplication is easy 1000000000*10=10000000000 :)

7. lgbasallote Group Title

because of the ten disciples

8. lgbasallote Group Title

and also because of the ten little indians

9. UnkleRhaukus Group Title

that is a result of choosing ten as the base for our number system, @sami-21

10. lgbasallote Group Title

and also because you can form words out of ten i.e. tenant

11. panlac01 Group Title

10 is a good number because it is the only combination of 2 natural numbers that have been useful in super computing

12. UnkleRhaukus Group Title

@lgbasallote this is a serious question,

13. lgbasallote Group Title

wasnt it a riddle?

14. Traxter Group Title

It is really as simple as we have 10 fingers.

15. Traxter Group Title

http://ideonexus.com/2008/07/08/why-a-base-10-number-system/ Interesting page describing number systems of different bases.

16. lgbasallote Group Title

10 contains the binary code. 10

17. RyanL. Group Title

It's not @UnkleRhaukus

18. panlac01 Group Title

@lgbasallote I think you just wrote on my paper... lol

19. lgbasallote Group Title

was that what you said? lol i thought you meant 2 and 5

20. UnkleRhaukus Group Title

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21. panlac01 Group Title

10 is used to store the genome sequences

22. panlac01 Group Title

@UnkleRhaukus you're missing a finger

23. RyanL. Group Title

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24. panlac01 Group Title

was that bird on steroid when it decided to work out?

25. UnkleRhaukus Group Title

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26. panlac01 Group Title

that bird uses 1 dominant wing to fly

27. monokerous Group Title

Because 10 is 01 backwards? I don't know... There are so many reasons why 10 is a good number (they can be multiplied and divided by with ease, they only have three letters in their spelling, it's easy to remember, it's the very first two digit number when counting from one onwards, etc... )

28. RyanL. Group Title

Don't be silly. Turkeys can't fly

29. TheViper Group Title

Because it is so easy to multiply, divide, subtract or add with 10 ;) @UnkleRhaukus

30. panlac01 Group Title

ostrich and penguins can't.

31. UnkleRhaukus Group Title

surly base, two, or six or thirty-six or something nice would be better then ten

32. RyanL. Group Title

I think 0 is a better number.

33. panlac01 Group Title

zero doesn't make sense without one

34. UnkleRhaukus Group Title

that would make maths easier

35. Traxter Group Title

Base 8 would also be a good system as 8=2^3, so binary would be a lot easier if we used a base 8 system.

36. RyanL. Group Title

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37. panlac01 Group Title

I'd like to think 1 and 0 are wed locked

38. RyanL. Group Title

Fight to the death! Will the swan or turkey win?

39. panlac01 Group Title

neither looked like a swan nor turkey... how many fingers does it take to _______

40. UnkleRhaukus Group Title

clap hands?

41. panlac01 Group Title

@Traxter octal is sometimes used instead of hexadecimal. But binary is still the basis.

42. DLS Group Title

Of the four "perfect numbers" (3,7,10,12) the symbolism of ten - ordinal perfection is the only perfection that natural humans can even approach. While man's perfection falls far short of Gods perfection in all things, we can strive and achieve some measure of success with ordinal perfection. We can form a perfect cube, a perfect triangle, and so on. And even if we fall short of perfection in the actuality of these things the conceptual, or mathematical perfection of such is attainable for us. We cannot aspire to divine perfection on our own. We cannot aspire to spiritual perfection on our own. We cannot attain governmental perfection without God. Thus ordinal perfection, as symbolized by the number ten stands out as linked with the natural, the carnal (of the flesh, as our ten fingers literally are) and the world, and yet still perfect.

43. panlac01 Group Title

that three letter word (not ten) is just a conversation stopper...

44. Traxter Group Title

I agree.

45. UnkleRhaukus Group Title

@DLS what is perfect about ten , all i can see is we have ten fingers,

46. Traxter Group Title

A perfect number is a positive integer which is equal to the sum of its divisors.

47. DLS Group Title

we have 8 fingers indeed sire.

48. UnkleRhaukus Group Title

28

49. Traxter Group Title

So the first 4 perfect numbers ar 6, 28, 496 and 8128. 3, 7, 10 and 12 are not perfect numbers.

50. panlac01 Group Title

I am glad we are continuing... I was going to suggest that to break the spell http://openstudy.com/users/panlac01 read the quote about the three-letter word

51. UnkleRhaukus Group Title

if we choose a base that was a perfect number , that would makes sense to me , because it would make mathematics much easier , what properties does ten have?

52. UnkleRhaukus Group Title

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53. panlac01 Group Title

property 1: it looks very simple

54. UnkleRhaukus Group Title

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55. UnkleRhaukus Group Title

ten does not look simple

56. UnkleRhaukus Group Title

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57. panlac01 Group Title

we can say the same thing about simple machines... they are not simple

58. UnkleRhaukus Group Title

i can think of any simple machine except the atwood machine

59. UnkleRhaukus Group Title

or maybe this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md0TlSjIags counting machine

60. panlac01 Group Title

the 6 simple machines

61. panlac01 Group Title
62. angela210793 Group Title

Because is the highest grade u can get in my country :D ♥I love 10♥ ^_^

63. nickhouraney Group Title

64. UnkleRhaukus Group Title

$10=$

65. UnkleRhaukus Group Title

$10=2\times5$

66. nickhouraney Group Title

ah its clearer to me now

67. nickhouraney Group Title

68. UnkleRhaukus Group Title

$6=1\times2\times 3$

69. hba Group Title

Who told uu 10 was that significant :)

70. UnkleRhaukus Group Title

there are ten digits

71. UnkleRhaukus Group Title

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