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).
The prefix kilo- means one thousand.
"Nano" (as a prefix for any kind of unit) means billionth. One nanosecond = 0.000 000 001 seconds.
There are 1000 watts in a kilowatt. The prefix "kilo" in front of the unit watt means one thousand.
The prefix Milli means 'one thousandth' part.
Cent
One hundred.
"nano-"
The prefix milli means 0.001 or one thousandth.
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).
"Cent" is a prefix for one hundred, so century means one hundred years. or ppl dont under stand it means 100 Y
The prefix centi- does not represent any number. It is a prefix that refers to measurement units and refers to units that are one-hundredth of the basic unit.The prefix centi- does not represent a number. It represents a measurement unit, in the metric or SI system, whose magnitude is one hundredth of the base unit.
A unit of mass measure equivalent to one hundred grams. ("hecto" means one hundred.)
The prefix tells you how much of the named unit there is:centi- means hundredth (1/100 = 0.01)no prefix means one (1)hecto- means hundred (100)kilo- means thousand (1000)milli- means thousandth (1/1000 = 0.001)So the unit with the milli- prefix must be the smallest.Thus milligrams are the smallest weight.
"Cent" is a prefix for one hundred, so century means one hundred years. or ppl dont under stand it means 100 Y
One hundred fifty years. The prefix "sesqui" means "one and a half". "Centennial" means "one hundred years". America's sesquicentennial was on July 4, 1926.
it means one hundredth e.g. centimetre one hundredth of a metre