deca means ten; in the form of ten;
So, 1 decameter = 10 meters
yes
The prefix hecto is for 100; the prefix deca is for 10.
Deca means ten.
YES! decade, decagon, decathlon, decathlete by the way , if there were no words that started with "deca-", then by definition, "deca-" would not be a prefix...
it is Deca
The prefix, deca, represents a multiple of the basic unit.
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It means "ten".
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dag is: * the da prefix (which is deca-); to * the unit g (which is gram); meaning dag is decagrams deca- prefix means 10, thus 1 dag = 10 g
Deca-, from the Greek deka, is a prefix meaning ten. Decem is the Latin word for ten