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minus-squarePretty Sure Not a Bot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoIt’s a decimal system, so t’s “all in 10th” deci=1/10. Meter > decimetre (dm) > centimetre (cm). So I think what you’re looking for is decimetre (dm) = tenth of a meter 😊 And centi denoting a factor of one hundredth and so on 🙃
minus-squareyA3xAKQMbq@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoWhich is the „base“ for the litre: 1 cubic decimetre. And originally it was defined as 1 kg water (under standard conditions), so 1000 L == 1 cubic meter == 1000 kg
minus-squarePretty Sure Not a Bot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoYup thnaks, was a typo 😊
It’s a decimal system, so t’s “all in 10th” deci=1/10. Meter > decimetre (dm) > centimetre (cm). So I think what you’re looking for is decimetre (dm) = tenth of a meter 😊
And centi denoting a factor of one hundredth and so on 🙃
Which is the „base“ for the litre: 1 cubic decimetre.
And originally it was defined as 1 kg water (under standard conditions), so 1000 L == 1 cubic meter == 1000 kg
Deci is actually 1/10. Deca is 10
Yup thnaks, was a typo 😊