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1Prefix
Meaning
Length
Mass
Capacity
kilo-
thousand
kilometer
kilogram
kiloliter
(1,000)
hecto-
hundred
hectometer
hectogram
hectoliter
(100)
deka-
ten
dekameter
dekagram
dekaliter
(10)
*base unit
ones
meter
gram
liter
(1)
deci-
tenths
decimeter
decigram
deciliter
(0.1)
centi-
hundredths
centimeter
centigram
centiliter
(0.01)
milli-
thousandths
millimeter
milligram
milliliter
(0.001)
Prefix
Meaning
Length
Mass
Capacity
kilo-
thousand
kilometer
kilogram
kiloliter
(1,000)
hecto-
hundred
hectometer
hectogram
hectoliter
(100)
deka-
ten
dekameter
dekagram
dekaliter
(10)
*base unit
ones
meter
gram
liter
(1)
deci-
tenths
decimeter
decigram
deciliter
(0.1)
centi-
hundredths
centimeter
centigram
centiliter
(0.01)
milli-
thousandths
millimeter
milligram
milliliter
(0.001)
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