FromFrenchcenti- and its etymonLatincenti-, fromcentum(“hundred”).[1][2]Doublet ofhecato- andhecto-.
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This prefix is used somewhat less frequently since thecentimetre–gram–second (CGS) system of units was superseded as atechnical standard by themetre–kilogram–second (MKS) system of units and then theInternational System of Units (SI). For example, "1 cm" (one centimetre) may often be written instead as either "10 mm" or "0.01 m", depending on scientific discipline. However, the use of centimetres is still quite common both in the literature of the health sciences and in general education.
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FromLatincentum(“hundred”).[1]
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