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∙ 15y ago1 centi is 10 times more than 1 milli. 1 milli is 1/10 of 1 centi. What helps me to remember is that one millimeter is a lot smaller (1/10) than a centimeter, so it takes more millimeters (10) to make one centimeter.
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∙ 15y agoYou are converting to a smaller unit in size. In the metric system, milli- is a smaller unit prefix than centi-.
In the metric system, "centi" is a prefix: it is not a measurement unit of any kind.
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Centi is the metric prefix for one hundredth. It is abbreviated as "c" in the International System of Units (SI).
1 over 1000 in the metric system is equal to 0.001. This is because the prefix "milli-" signifies one thousandth of a unit.
Not quite. Larger or smaller units are created by adding prefixes for different powers of 10 - not only 100.
The prefix is centi-
In the metric system, "centi" is a prefix: it is not a measurement unit of any kind.
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Metric Conversions allow you to change from the base unit of measure (grams, meters, etc) to small (centi, milli) or larger (kilo) units as needed for different tasks.
Centi is the metric prefix for one hundredth. It is abbreviated as "c" in the International System of Units (SI).
Centi- means one-hundredth of; for example, a centimetre is one-hundredth of a metre.
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Divide centi-minutes by 100 and you get minutes
100 are in mili smaller than centi