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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).

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The prefix centi- represents one hundredth, or 0.01. It is used in the metric system to denote a subunit of a base unit, such as centimeter (1/100 of a meter) or centigram (1/100 of a gram).

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Centi- means one hundredth, for example there are 100 centimetres in a metre and there are 100 centilitres in a litre.

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In the metric system, the prefix centi- means one one hundredth.

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1 metre is 100 centimetres ! The prefix centi means 'of one hundred'

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the prefix of a centimeter is 100

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it means a hundred centimeters

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It means 1/100.

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hundredth

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IT MEAN 100

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