It means "ten".
The prefix hecto is for 100; the prefix deca is for 10.
Deca means ten.
YES! decade, decagon, decathlon, decathlete by the way , if there were no words that started with "deca-", then by definition, "deca-" would not be a prefix...
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The prefix for "cup" is "deca-".
The prefix, deca, represents a multiple of the basic unit.
The unit "deca" is used as a prefix in the metric system to represent 10 times a base unit. For example, 1 decameter is equal to 10 meters, and 1 decagram is equal to 10 grams.
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Yes, the prefix deca- means ten. It is used in the metric system to represent a factor of ten.
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No. The prefix deca- means 10. So a decameter is 10 meters. 100 meters are a hectometer.