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Of the three prefices immediately next to the measurement unit, those that end in i (milli, centi and deci) are smaller than the unit. The ones that are larger (deka, hecto, kilo) do not end in i.

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Q: How do you remember that a dekameter is larger than a decimeter?
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Is a Dekameter longer or shorter than a decimeter?

Longer


What is shorter than a meter which decimeter hectometer kilometer dekameter?

Decimetre.Decimetre.Decimetre.Decimetre.


How do you remember which is bigger dekameter or decimeter?

The basic prefices which end in i: milli, centi, deci are smaller than the unit. deka, hecto and kilo, all bigger, do not end in i.


A decameter is how much bigger than the size of a decimeter?

dekameter = 10 meters, decimeter = one-tenth of a meter, so they differ by a factor of 100.


How many times larger is a meter than a decimeter?

It is 10 times larger than a decimeter


Is 9 larger or smaller than a decimeter?

you need to specify how many 9s you have. it could be 9 meters or 9kilometers. the conversion scale goes like this. 1000 kilometer 100 hectameter 10 dekameter 1 meter 10 decimeter 100 centimeter 1000millimeter


Is decimeter's larger than centimeter's?

decimeters are larger than centimeteres


What is larger a mile or a decimeter?

A decimeter is about 4", a lot smaller than a mile.


Which is larger foot or decimeter?

A foot which equals 12 inches is larger than a decimeter which equals 10 centimeters


How many times larger is a decimeter than a meter?

Sorry, not larger, but smaller. A decimeter is 1/10th of a meter.


Are dekameters smaller than meters?

No. One dekameter (or decimeter) is equal to ten meters.


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One dam (dekameter) equals 10 meters. A decimeter (latin, rather than greek prefix) is 1/10th of a meter.