No. It means a 1/100 (a hundredth).
Centi
One hundred centimeters
Centi-
centi
it means one hundredth e.g. centimetre one hundredth of a metre
Centi
One hundred centimeters
Centi-
centi
centi
one hundred
it means one hundredth e.g. centimetre one hundredth of a metre
The prefix centi in the word centimetre means 'hundreth', as a centimetre is a 100th of a metre.
The prefix is centi-
centi means 0.01 - for example a centimeter means 0.01 m
In the metric system, the prefix "centi-" means one per cent, or a hundredth of the base unit. Centimetres are .01 metres. Centilitres are .01 litres. Centigrams are .01 grams. Centiares are .01 ares (not that anyone ever talks about centiares or ares for that matter).
for this answer: in the metric system what is the prefix for 1/100?ANSWER: centi-AtL 2009