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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.
Deca-, from the Greek deka, is a prefix meaning ten. Decem is the Latin word for ten
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lower case d (Upper case is D is Deca)
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The prefix hecto is for 100; the prefix deca is for 10.
Deca means ten.
YES! decade, decagon, decathlon, decathlete by the way , if there were no words that started with "deca-", then by definition, "deca-" would not be a prefix...
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The prefix for "cup" is "deca-".
The prefix, deca, represents a multiple of the basic unit.
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Yes, the prefix deca- means ten. It is used in the metric system to represent a factor of ten.
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It means "ten".