They all start with the prefix de- and mean something to do with the value of the number 10.
Decimal: Counting system based on number 10
Decagon: A polygon with 10 sides and angles
Decade: A period of 10 years
Decathlon: Competition in which an athlete competes in 10 events
All of these words are related to the number 10. "Decimal" refers to a number system based on powers of 10, "decagon" is a polygon with 10 sides, "decade" is a period of 10 years, and "decathlon" is an athletic event comprising 10 different Track and Field events.
They have in common is the prefix
Decade, decimal, decagon, decathlon.
A decagon has the same prefix as a decimeter, which is "deca-". Both terms indicate a quantity of ten.
The Latin root "dec" means "ten." It is often used in words related to the number ten, such as decimal, decade, decathlon.
Decade is a noun
The metric prefix for 10 to the ninth power is "giga." It is abbreviated as "G" and represents one billion.
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decade, decagon, decalogue, December (originally, in the old calendar, meant tenth month), decimal, decimeter, decameter, decathalon, decahedron
Decagon-A triangle with 10 side Decade-10 years Decagram-10 grams Since it is a prefix, you can add deca to a lot of words and it will always be 10 (units) of whatever that word is.
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...
A decagon has the same prefix as a decimeter, which is "deca-". Both terms indicate a quantity of ten.
decimal, December [ originally the 10th month in the Roman calendar ], decagon, decare and decahedron
decathlon is of a Greek originδέκαθλον [thekathlon] < δέκα[theka] +άθλον [athlon]δέκα = ten (see decade, decimal)άθλος = achievement (see athlete)
decimal, decimeter, decade, decagon, decanter, decapitate, decay, deceit, December, deceptive
Because the prefix 'deca' means ten. A decagon has ten sides - a decade is ten years.
Decem is Latin for ten, and December used to be the tenth calendar month.And with a slight respelling, decimal means a base-ten measuring system.
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