deca
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Deca (and dec; sometimes deka) is a common English-language numeral prefix derived from the Late Latin ("(set of) ten"), from Ancient Greek , from (déka, "ten"). It is used in many words.
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Deca (and dec; sometimes deka) is a common English-language numeral prefix derived from the Late Latin ("(set of) ten"), from Ancient Greek , from (déka, "ten"). It is used in many words.
It is also a decimal unit prefix in the International System of Units (SI) denoting a factor of ten, with symbol da and spelled "deca" internationally (or "deka" in American spelling).
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