# ten (numeric)

a set of pieces that together make two sets of five

- Computed level: L7 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: language  ·  Arena: EmergenceLexicon

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [sets](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-sets.grouped), [piece](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-piece.portion), [five](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-five.cardinal), [make](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-make.verb)

**Through:** the pieces are arranged together as a set forming two equal sets of five

**Novel properties:**
- numeric quantity of ten
- pair of equal fives
- composite grouping structure

## Examples
- The decimal system uses ten digits, 0 through 9, to represent all numbers in written mathematics. *(mathematics)*
- A standard cricket team consists of ten players on the field, forming two groups of five during specific game phases. *(sports)*
- The 1967 Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia overturned laws based on a ten-part classification of race in marriage statutes. *(law)*

## Used by
- [hundred](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-hundred.quantity) (L8)
- [thirty](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-thirty.numeral) (L12)
- [thousand](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-thousand.numerical) (L9)

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