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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
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What language are the following milli hecto deci deka kilo centi?
they are french and originally derived from greek
Is the amount represented by 'deci-' larger than that by 'centi-'?
Yes. The prefixes 'deci-' and 'centi-' refer to given amounts of any unit of measure. In the case of 'deci-', it's one-tenth. In the case of 'centi-', it's one-hundredth. So the prefix 'deci-' refers to a larger amount under consideration than does the prefix 'centi-'.
Which is greater value centi or milli?
Centi- is bigger than milli- Centi means 1/100th i.e 1cm = 1/100m, 1cl = 1/100l Milli- means 1/1000th i.e 1mm = 1/1000m, 1ml = 1/1000l
What do milli centi and micro mean?
Centi- = one hundredth Milli- = one thousandth Micro- = one millionth
What do these si prefixes denci centi kilo and milli mean?
denci is not an SI prefix. centi = 0.01 or one hundredth kilo = 1000 = thousand milli = 0.001 = one thousandth.
