A hundred.
Eg 1 hectogram = 100 grams.
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Hecto is a metric prefix that means "100 times." It is abbreviated as "h" and is used to indicate a factor of 100 when converting between units in the metric system. For example, 1 hectogram is equal to 100 grams.
Cent. For example;Centimeters (100 in a meter)PerCent (parts of 100)Centurion (leader of 100)Cent (100 in a euro/dollar/any other currency)Century (100 consecutive years)Centipede (said to have 100 legs)
The prefix hecto is for 100; the prefix deca is for 10.
Hecto is a prefix that represents 100. It comes from the Greek word for "hundred."
The metric prefix used to describe 1000 standard units is "kilo-".
I guess that means 100 watts but hecto- is a prefix that is never used for electrical quantities. The common ones are milli (.001), kilo (1000) and Mega (1,000,000).