It depends. If the division is wider than an ordinary pencil then it is a centimetre. If it is much narrower than that then it is a millimetre.
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The smallest division on a meter rule, also known as a meter stick, is typically 1 millimeter (mm). This means that each small line or marking on the meter rule represents a distance of 1 mm. The meter rule is divided into centimeters (cm) and millimeters (mm), with each centimeter divided into 10 millimeters. The smallest division of 1 mm allows for precise measurements to be taken using the meter rule.
On a normal metre stick a centimetre, of which you would have 100.
Depending on your meter stick, they could represent centimeters or millimeters.
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sometimes decimeter, sometimes centimeter(if it measures mm)