Definition:Metric System/Scaling Prefixes/centi-
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Definition
centi- is the Système Internationale d'Unités metric scaling prefix denoting a multiplier of $10^{-2}$.
Symbol
- $\mathrm c$
The Système Internationale d'Unités symbol for the metric scaling prefix centi, denoting $10^{\, -2 }$, is $\mathrm { c }$.
Its $\LaTeX$ code is \mathrm {c} .
Sources
- 1966: Isaac Asimov: Understanding Physics ... (previous) ... (next): $\text {I}$: Motion, Sound and Heat: Chapter $2$: Falling Bodies: Free Fall
- 1989: Ephraim J. Borowski and Jonathan M. Borwein: Dictionary of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): centi-
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): centi-
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): centi-
- 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): centi-
- 2021: Richard Earl and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (6th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): centi-