centi
One percent, metrically
Centi- is a prefix meaning one hundredth.
It appears in metric units: a centimeter is one hundredth of a meter, a centigram one hundredth of a gram.
The prefix derives from the Latin word for hundred, which also gives us century, cent, and percent.
hundredth
Divided by hundred
- fractionPart divided by whole
- decimalTenths-based notation
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- ratioComparative numerical relation
division · subdivision · increment · unit · scale · gradation
prefix
Metric volume unit
- centavoPeso's hundredth subdivision
- centimeFranc's hundredth part
- centenarianPerson over ninety-nine
one-hundredth
Divided by hundred
- fractionPart divided by whole
- decimalTenths-based notation
- proportionComparative relation of parts
ratio · division · subdivision · increment · unit · scale · gradation
centiliter
Metric volume unit
- centavoPeso's hundredth subdivision
- centimeFranc's hundredth part
- centenarianPerson over ninety-nine
millimeter
Thousandth of a meter
kilogram · milliliter · deciliter · kiloliter · meter · gram · liter · micrometer · nanometer · picometer
- 11th centurySecond millennium's first hundred years
- twenty-first centuryYears 2001 through 2100
- 21st centuryYears 2001 to 2100
- turn of the centuryPeriod bridging two eras
- 20th centuryHundred years ending 1999
- one centHundredth of a dollar
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