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} .
Linguistic Note
The prefix centi- derives from the Latin centum, which means 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): 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-