What is base 10?

Base 10 means that when counting upwards, when a digit goes to ten it creates a new digit to the left.

Examples of base 10 usage:

08

09

10

or

098

099

100

If you were dealing with base 2 (a/k/a "binary"), when counting upwards, when a digit goes to 2 it creates a new digit to the left.

Examples of base 2 usage:

00

01

10

or

010

011

100

If you were dealing with base 16 (a/k/a "hexidecimal"), when counting upwards, when a digit goes to 16 it creates a new digit to the left.

Examples of base 16 usage:

08

09

0A

0B

0C

0D

0E

0F

10

or

0FC

0FD

0FE

0FF

100