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[-] Eonandahalf@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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 🙃

[-] yA3xAKQMbq@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Fogle@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Deci is actually 1/10. Deca is 10

[-] Eonandahalf@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Yup thnaks, was a typo 😊

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