decade

Meaning

Noun

• A group, set, or series of ten , particularly:
• A set of resistors, capacitors, etc. connected so as to provide even increments between one and ten times a base electrical resistance.
• The interval between any two quantities having a ratio of 10 to 1.

Origin

• From Middle English, from Middle French decade, from Late Latin decas ("(set of) ten"), from Ancient Greek δεκάς, from δέκα. In reference to a span of ten years, originally a clipping of the phrase decade of years. The word is equivalent to deca- + -ad.