'deci' means one tenth of (1/10). For example 'decilitre' (1/10 Litre), 'decimetre' (1/10 metre), decigram. etc.
It is not a commonly used prefix, centi- and millli- are more common, for example, 1 dm = 10 cm = 100 mm
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The metric system prefix "deci" represents a quantity that is one-tenth (1/10) of the base unit. This means that in the metric system, 1 deci is equivalent to 0.1 of the base unit.
When the metric system is used, the prefix deci is the factor of one tenth or 0.1. It is derived from decimus which is the Latin word for tenth.
1/10 (one tenth)
For example, there are 10 decimetres in 1 metre.
(The word "decimate" comes from the Latin for "to remove one tenth".)
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The prefix "micro-" in the metric system denotes one millionth (1/1,000,000) of a unit. It is represented by the symbol μ and is commonly used to indicate a small quantity or scale.
The metric system prefix for the quantity 0.000 001 is micro-, denoted as μ. This represents one millionth of the base unit.
The metric system prefix for the quantity 0.000001 is micro- (symbol: μ).
It could be 4 micro-[units].
The Greek letter "kilo" is used as a prefix in the metric system to denote a factor of 1000. It is represented by the symbol "k".