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Centi (symbol c) is a unit prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of one hundredth. Proposed in 1793, and adopted in 1795, the prefix comes from the Latin , meaning "hundred" (cf. century, cent, percent, centennial). Since 1960, the prefix is part of the International System of Units (SI). It is mainly used in combination with the unit metre to form centimetre, a common unit of length.
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- numeric value
- 0.01
- unit symbol
- c
- different from
- cent
- maintained by WikiProject
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- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C67900
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Centi (símbolo c) é um prefixo do SI de unidades que denota um fator de 10-2, ou 1/100. Adotado em 1795, o prefixo vem do Latim centum, significando centena.
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