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Numbers from 1 to 32 Number 10 written in Western Arabic digits Use in constructor
Meaning & origin

Number 10 — Ten

Also known as: Ten; X

10 is an even natural number that follows 9.

About this symbol

The number 10 is written with one or two Western digits from the Hindu–Arabic numeral system. It is even and composite. Its positive divisors are 1, 2, 5, 10. Additional properties include being a triangular number. These mathematical properties are verifiable; religious, esoteric, and numerological readings depend on a particular tradition and are not properties of the number itself. Numerological reading: the number is associated with a new cycle, wholeness, and return to unity. In a talismanic or meditative composition it may express an intention to focus on these qualities; meanings vary by school and context.

Key meanings

number 10teneven numberdivisorsmathematicsnumerologya new cyclewholenessand return to unity