Yes.
they are french and originally derived from greek
They are affixes that are used to make metric amounts. Centi is one hundredth and combines to make words like centimetre, centilitre. deci is one tenthe and combines to make words like decilitre, decibel milli is one thousandth and combines to make words such as millimetre or millilitre
Decigram is larger. Deci = 1/10 Micro = 1/1000000
Yes. The prefix 'deci-' carries the meaning 'tenth' from its origins in the French 'déci-', and further back in the original, classical Latin 'decimus', for tenth. It chiefly is used in the metric system. But it may be used to specify the tenth part of any specified unit of measure.
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Deci is Latin for "ten", Centi is Latin for "hundred"
Yes.
The deci- prefix means one tenth (1/10 = 0.1) The centi- prefix means one hundredth (1/100 = 0.01) Therefore for the same unit, a deci- one is larger than a centi- one. eg 1 decimetre is larger than 1 centimetre since 1 dm = 0.1m > 0.01m = 1 cm.
decagrams. from small to big: milli centi unit deci deca kilo
Deci means one tenth of a mumber. EX. decilitre- It means 1/10 of a litre. Deci is a term like 'Centi. Deci= 1/10 ,Centi= 1/100
Deci- means tenth of Centi means hundredth of so you know from fractions a tenth is larger than a hundredth, so a decimeter is larger.
kilo, hecto, deka, 1 unit, deci, centi, milli, micro, nano, pico
Yes, the order goes: kilo hecto deca Unit - mLg deci centi milli
The prefix that represents hundredths in the metric system is "centi-."
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10. Think centi as in cents, and deci as in dimes.