10decimals

10decimals is a term used primarily in blockchain token contracts to indicate that amounts are expressed with ten digits after the decimal point. In this context, token values are typically stored as integers representing the smallest indivisible unit, while a separate decimals value defines how many decimal places are shown to users. With 10 decimals, the smallest unit equals 10^-10 of a token.

In practice, the human-readable amount is obtained by dividing the stored base unit amount by 10^10. For example, a balance of 123,456,789,012 base units equals 12.3456789012 tokens. A balance of 50,000,000,000 base units equals 5 tokens. This scheme allows exact arithmetic on the base units while presenting user-friendly values.

Implications include how wallets, exchanges, and smart contracts display and calculate amounts. Decimals influence user interfaces, rounding behavior, and conversion to fiat values. They also affect token economics, such as total supply and divisibility, and can impact precision in price calculations and transfers.

Limitations and considerations include that different tokens may use different decimals (e.g., 6, 8, 18), so amounts must be interpreted with the correct scale. Some programming environments require careful handling of large integers to avoid precision loss, especially in languages with floating-point limitations.

See also: token decimals, fixed-point arithmetic, ERC20 decimals, base units and display units.