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)
Hecto is a prefix that represents 100. It comes from the Greek word for "hundred."
The prefix hecto is for 100; the prefix deca is for 10.
The metric prefix used to describe 1000 standard units is "kilo-".
Dekameter, one dekameter is equal to 100 meters. Deca is the prefix for 10, one decametre is ten metres, one decalitre is ten litres. Having lived for over forty years in a metric country I have never seen it used in real life. Similarly deci for a tenth, and hecto for one hundred are never used. Centi for one hundredth is only used for centimetres, except for some wine bottles which use centilitres.
"hecto-" is the prefix, as in 100 metres is a hectometre. ■
The metric system is designed to deal in powers of ten, so it has a prefix for 100, which is hecto, but not for 110.
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 for 100 is hecto, sometimes used as "hect-" as part of a unit (e.g. hectare).
The prefix is hecto. But it is not a word in itself.
The number value for the prefix, hecto, is one hundred. This prefix came from the Ancient Greek language. It is not widely used in the United States.
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The prefix hecto- means 100. A hundred of whatever comes after the prefix.The prefix hecto- means 100. A hundred of whatever comes after the prefix.The prefix hecto- means 100. A hundred of whatever comes after the prefix.The prefix hecto- means 100. A hundred of whatever comes after the prefix.
Hecto is a prefix that represents 100. It comes from the Greek word for "hundred."
The prefix hecto is for 100; the prefix deca is for 10.
A metric prefix or SI prefix is a unit prefix that precedes a basic unit of measure to indicate a decadic multiple or fraction of the unit. The various prefix unit are kilo , hecto,deca,deci.
The abbreviation for the prefix Hecto is "h-" for the metric system.