Centi-

Centi-

Centi-

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This article is about the prefix of measurement units. For other uses, see Centi (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Milli-.

Centi- (symbol c) is a unit prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of one hundredth. Proposed in 1793,[1] and adopted in 1795, the prefix comes from the Latin centum, meaning "hundred" (cf. century, cent, percent, centennial). Since 1960, the prefix is part of the International System of Units (SI). It is mainly used in combination with the unit metre to form centimetre, a common unit of length.

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    Commission temporaire de Poids & Mesures rêpublicaines, En exécution des Décrets de la Convention Nationale (1793). Instruction abrégée sur les mesures déduites de la grandeur de la Terre; uniformes pour toute la Rêpublique, et sur les Calculs relatifs à leur division décimale (in French) (Edition originale ed.). Paris, France: De l´imprimerie nationale exécutive du Louvre. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
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    "Universcale: From the nanoworld to the universe — The worlds we measure using our infinite yardstick". Nikon. 2013. Archived from the original on 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
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    "On the extension of the range of SI prefixes". 18 November 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
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    "Metric (SI) Prefixes". NIST.
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