Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Denoting a quantity consisting of 10,000 items or units. It is a specific numerical term used to describe a count or amount.

2. Noun:

   • The cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand; the figure 10,000.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • The charity aims to raise ten thousand dollars for the new community center.
  • The ancient army was said to be ten thousand soldiers strong.

• Noun:

  • Ten thousand is written as 10,000 or 10K.
  • The population of the town is approximately ten thousand.

Advanced Usage

• Used in historical and literary contexts to signify a very large, often indefinite, multitude.
  • In his speech, he invoked the image of ten thousand points of light.
• In East Asian cultures, "ten thousand" (e.g., in Japanese, in Chinese) can idiomatically mean "a great number" or "myriad."
  • The phrase "ten thousand things" is a classical reference to all of phenomenal creation.

Variants and Related Words

• Myriad: Can function as a noun or adjective meaning "a countless or extremely great number," often used as a more literary synonym.
• 10K: A common abbreviation, especially in finance and running events (e.g., a 10K race is ten thousand meters long).

Synonyms

• 10,000: The numerical representation.
• A myriad of: (When used to mean a vast, indefinite number, not strictly 10,000).

Related Phrases

• Ten thousand hours: A concept popularized by Malcolm Gladwell suggesting the approximate time needed to achieve mastery in a field.
  • He dedicated ten thousand hours to mastering the violin.
• The Ten Thousand: A historical term referring to the Greek mercenaries in Xenophon's .
  • The retreat of the Ten Thousand is a famous episode in military history.

Adjective

1. denoting a quantity consisting of 10,000 items or units

Noun

1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand