The metric system uses the prefix kilo~ for a thousand.... kilometre = 1,000 metres.
The prefix is "kilo".
Metric system
When the metric system was created, the inventors used the Greek word for 1000, kilo, as the prefix meaning 1000. They used the Latin word for 1000, mill, as the prefix meaning 1/1000.
The metric system uses differing prefixes to show multiples of ten for base units. To indicate one thousand units, the prefix kilo- is used, as in kilometer, or kilowatt.
In the metric system, the prefix for 1 billion is "giga-".
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for this answer: in the metric system what is the prefix for 1/100?ANSWER: centi-AtL 2009
The metric system is designed to deal in powers of ten, so it has a prefix for 100, which is hecto, but not for 110.
The prefix for million is mega-.
The metric system prefix for the quantity 0.000 001 is micro-, denoted as μ. This represents one millionth of the base unit.
The prefix is centi-
The prefix that equals 1 trillion in the metric system is tera-.
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centi-
Every prefix in the metric system denotes a power of 10.
In the metric system, "centi" is a prefix: it is not a measurement unit of any kind.