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The prefix "deca" originates from the Greek word "deka," meaning ten. In the metric system, it denotes a factor of ten, so one decameter equals ten meters, and one decagram equals ten grams. Therefore, "deca" signifies a quantity that is ten times the base unit it precedes.

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