Definition:Number Prefixes/10/Deca-
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Definition
The prefix deca denotes $10$.
Also defined as
The prefix deca- is also used for the Système Internationale d'Unités metric scaling prefix denoting a multiplier of $10^1$.
However, this is easily confused with deci-.
Hence deka- is specifically preferred by $\mathsf{Pr} \infty \mathsf{fWiki}$ in this context.
Examples
The prefix deca- can be found in the following contexts:
- decahedron: a polyhedron with $10$ faces
Also see
Linguistic Note
The prefix deca- is from the Late Latin decas (set of ten), from Ancient Greek δέκας (dékas), from δέκα (déka), meaning ten.