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The abbreviation cm stands for centimetre. Which is one hundredth of a metre in the metric or SI system.

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Yes, centimeters do form part of the metric system. 1cm equals 10mm

Actually a meter is considered as a base and a centimeter is a division of the base by 100

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No, they are not apart.

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