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The metric system was devised following the French Revolution and the metre was intended to be defined as one ten-millionth of the distance from the North Pole to the Equator.
The centimetre is just one hundredth of a metre, using a system of prefixes as part of the metric system to define various lengths. In this case, the centi- prefix meaning one hundredth.
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What percent is a centimeter of 1 meter?
1 centimeter is 1% of a meter. 100 centimeters = 1 meter 1 centimeter = 1/100 meter
What are in the correct order from smallest to largest a Millimeter meter centimeter kilometer Millimeter centimeter meter kilometer Centimeter millimeter meter kilo?
Millimeter centimeter meter kilometer is the right order
Which is smallest meter or centimeter?
centimeter
6.9 meter is what centimeter?
690 cm 1 meter = 100 centimeters 1 centimeter = 0.01 meter
What is 1 meter 80 centimeters?
No 100 1 meter = 100 centimeter 1 centimeter = 0.01 meter
Who invented the centimeter?
A committee composed of well-known French mathematicians devised the metric system with the meter as the basis. The centimeter is merely derived from the meter.
Is a centimeter on-hundredth of a meter?
Yes 1 meter = 100 centimeter 1 centimeter = 0.01 meter
What percentage of a meter is a centimeter?
A centimeter is 1% of a meter.
Centimeter is to meter as penny is to what?
Centimeter is to meter as a penny is to 1$
What percent is a centimeter of 1 meter?
1 centimeter is 1% of a meter. 100 centimeters = 1 meter 1 centimeter = 1/100 meter
How does a centimeter to a meter?
1 meter = 100 centimeters 1 centimeter = 0.01 meter
What are in the correct order from smallest to largest a Millimeter meter centimeter kilometer Millimeter centimeter meter kilometer Centimeter millimeter meter kilo?
Millimeter centimeter meter kilometer is the right order
What is the centimeter for 1 meter?
the centimeter for 1 meter is 100 centimeters.
What is centimeter for 1 meter?
the centimeter for 1 meter is 100 centimeters.
What part of a meter is a centimeter?
A centimeter is a hundredth of a meter (100cm = 1m)
How man meter are there in a centimeter?
One meter is 100 centimeters , so there is no meter in a centimeter but its "1/100 meter"
Which is smallest meter or centimeter?
centimeter
