Tenth may refer to:
Numbers
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10th, the ordinal form of the number ten
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One tenth
The decimal numeral system (also called the base-ten positional numeral system and denary or decanary) is the standard system for denoting integer and non-integer numbers. It is the extension to non-integer numbers (''decimal fractions'') of the ...
, , or 0.1, a fraction, one part of a unit divided equally into ten parts.
** the SI prefix
deci-
''Deci'' (symbol d) is a decimal unit prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of one tenth. Proposed in 1793, and adopted in 1795, the prefix comes from the Latin , meaning "tenth". Since 1960, the prefix is part of the International Syste ...
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tithe
A tithe (; from Old English: ''teogoþa'' "tenth") is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a contribution to a religious organization or compulsory tax to government. Modern tithes are normally voluntary and paid in money, cash, cheques or v ...
, a one-tenth part of something
* 1/10 of any
unit of measurement
A unit of measurement, or unit of measure, is a definite magnitude (mathematics), magnitude of a quantity, defined and adopted by convention or by law, that is used as a standard for measurement of the same kind of quantity. Any other qua ...
, in particular:
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One ten-thousandth of an inch
Music
* The
note, ten
scale degree
In music theory, the scale degree is the position of a particular note on a scale relative to the tonic—the first and main note of the scale from which each octave is assumed to begin. Degrees are useful for indicating the size of intervals ...
s from the root (current note, in a chord)
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The interval, major or minor, between the first and tenth note of a diatonic scale; an octave (seven scale degrees) plus a third
** The
chord (music)
In Western music theory, a chord is a group of notes played together for their harmony, harmonic Consonance and dissonance, consonance or dissonance. The most basic type of chord is a Triad (music), triad, so called because it consists of three ...
, created by a triad plus the tenth note from chord root
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''Tenth'' (The Marshall Tucker Band album), the tenth album by The Marshall Tucker Band
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.1 (EP)
Other uses
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The Tenth, a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books
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Tenth (administrative division), a geographic division used in the former American Province of West Jersey
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The Talented Tenth, a leadership class of African Americans in the early 20th century
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Tenth Island, Tasmania
See also
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1/10 (disambiguation)
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Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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