it means one hundredth e.g. centimetre one hundredth of a metre
Centi
One hundred centimeters
centi
the prefix 'centi' indicates hundredths, there are one hundred centimetres in one metre.
The prefix 'Centi' means one one hundredth (1/100) as ... a Centimeter is a hundredth of a Meter.
Centi
One hundred centimeters
centi
one hundred
A hundredth of something so if it's a metre or something centi means you divide it by a hundredCenti = one hundredth.
for this answer: in the metric system what is the prefix for 1/100?ANSWER: centi-AtL 2009
"centi."Centi- as in centimetre, centilitre, even century.
the prefix 'centi' indicates hundredths, there are one hundred centimetres in one metre.
The prefix centi- does not represent any number. It is a prefix that refers to measurement units and refers to units that are one-hundredth of the basic unit.The prefix centi- does not represent a number. It represents a measurement unit, in the metric or SI system, whose magnitude is one hundredth of the base unit.
The prefix 'Centi' means one one hundredth (1/100) as ... a Centimeter is a hundredth of a Meter.
In the metric system, the prefix "centi-" means one per cent, or a hundredth of the base unit. Centimetres are .01 metres. Centilitres are .01 litres. Centigrams are .01 grams. Centiares are .01 ares (not that anyone ever talks about centiares or ares for that matter).
The word "centi" comes from the Latin word "centum," which means "hundred." It is used as a prefix in the metric system to denote one hundredth of a unit.