The prefix is cent, e.g. * cents * centimetre * centigrade * century * centenary
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"centi."Centi- as in centimetre, centilitre, even century.
Centi is the metric prefix for one hundredth. It is abbreviated as "c" in the International System of Units (SI).
The prefix is "centi-". It means "one hundredth" = 1/100 = 0.01 "Centimeter" = One hundredth of a meter = 0.01 meter . The same prefix can also be used with non-metric quantities. For example . . . -- when fishing for minnows, they will hit on a 'centiworm' = 0.01 worm -- a small reddish coin called a "penny" has the value of 1 centidollar, or 1 cent
The centimeter is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one hundredth of a meter. The prefix "centi-" comes from the Latin word "centum," meaning one hundred. Therefore, a centimeter represents one hundredth of a meter.
In the metric system, the prefix "centi-" means one per cent, or a hundredth of the base unit. Centimetres are .01 metres. Centilitres are .01 litres. Centigrams are .01 grams. Centiares are .01 ares (not that anyone ever talks about centiares or ares for that matter).