Definition:Metric System/Scaling Prefixes/hecto-
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Definition
hecto- is the Système Internationale d'Unités metric scaling prefix denoting a multiplier of $10^2$.
Symbol
- $\mathrm h$
The Système Internationale d'Unités symbol for the metric scaling prefix hecto, denoting $10^{\, 2 }$, is $\mathrm { h }$.
Its $\LaTeX$ code is \mathrm {h} .
Linguistic Note
The prefixes hecto- and hect- are from the Classical Greek ἑκατόν (hekatón), meaning hundred.
Sources
- 1966: Isaac Asimov: Understanding Physics ... (previous) ... (next): $\text {I}$: Motion, Sound and Heat: Chapter $2$: Falling Bodies: Free Fall
- 1969: J.C. Anderson, D.M. Hum, B.G. Neal and J.H. Whitelaw: Data and Formulae for Engineering Students (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $1.$ Units and Abbreviations: $1.1$ Decimal prefixes
- 1989: Ephraim J. Borowski and Jonathan M. Borwein: Dictionary of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): hecto-
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): hecto-
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): hecto-
- 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): hecto-