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Deci- is a prefix which is used to mean "one tenth" - for example, a decimetre is a unit of length equal to one tenth of a metre. Also, interestingly, the original meaning of the word "decimate", nowadays meaning "to eliminate in large numbers" originally meant, when referring to Roman soldiers, to "kill one in every ten".
Deca- is a prefix which is used to mean "ten" - using a similar example, a decametre is a unit of length equal to 10 metres. Other words using the prefix deca- include decagon - a ten-sided polygon, and decapod - a ten-legged object.
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What prefix represents hundredths in the metric system?
Deci- this is very rarely used as the modern metric system uses a factor of 1000 between prefixes rather 10.
What does KHDUDCM mean?
Kilo Hecto Deca Unit Deci Centi Milli
Is milli the smallest unit out of centi deca and deci?
kilo, hecto, deka, 1 unit, deci, centi, milli, micro, nano, pico
What are the major prefixes for metric units in order from largest to smallest?
nano- 10-9 micro- 10-6 milli- 10-3 centi- 10-2 deci- 10-1 100 deca- 101 hecto- 102 kilo- 103
What is khdudcm in the metric system?
King Henry Drank Disgusting Curdled Milk (kilo hecto deca deci centi milli) (1000 100 10 .1 .01 .001) King Henry Died Drinking Chocolate Milk or Kangaroos Hop Dogs Drool Cats Meow
Which is greater a deca or deci?
a deca is bigger than a deci deca=10 deci=0.1
Which is longer a deci or a deca?
Deka is longer.
What is the value of deca?
101 is the value of a deca. Do not get this confused with the value of deci , which is 10-1.
Is there a unit of measure between decimeters and centimeters?
yes it goes kilo hecto deca meter deci centi mili
Which comes first deka or deci meter?
Deci meter comes before deka/deca meter since a deci meter is equal to 1 tenth of a meter so 10 cm while a deka/deca meter is equal to 10 meters.
What prefix represents hundredths in the metric system?
Deci- this is very rarely used as the modern metric system uses a factor of 1000 between prefixes rather 10.
Which is bigger dam or dm?
da - deca - 101 - 100 d - deci - 10-1 - .1 deca is bigger, it essentially means ten times the base where deci means the base divided by 10
What does KHDUDCM mean?
Kilo Hecto Deca Unit Deci Centi Milli
What is an object that weighs a decigram?
deci is one of the SI prefixes. Deci means 1/10th of a gram. This is not to be confused with deca which means 10 grams.
Is milli the smallest unit out of centi deca and deci?
kilo, hecto, deka, 1 unit, deci, centi, milli, micro, nano, pico
What is the correct value for the prefix deci?
lower case d (Upper case is D is Deca)
Is there a suffix word of ten?
No. The prefixes 'deci' and 'deca' are both derived from the Greek deka, meaning 'ten'
