In the metric system, "centi" is a prefix: it is not a measurement unit of any kind.
If, by 'metric system', you mean the 'SI system', then there is no base unit for volume. The unit for volume is called a 'derived unit', and it is the cubic metre (m3).
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The metric system is based on a system of tens, so all the units in the system relate to each other in terms of tens. To the basic unit: 1000 milli= [unit] 100 centi= [unit] 10 deci= [unit] 0.1 deca= [unit] 0.01 hecto= [unit] 0.001 kilo= [unit]
Kilo- is the unit of the metric system that represents 1000 times the base unit.
1 centi is 10 times more than 1 milli. 1 milli is 1/10 of 1 centi. What helps me to remember is that one millimeter is a lot smaller (1/10) than a centimeter, so it takes more millimeters (10) to make one centimeter.
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The prefix for ½ÂÎÁ in the metric system is deci-. So, ½ÂÎÁ is equal to 0.1 in the base unit.
the basic unit of weight in metric system; equal to 0.35 ounces
Basic unit of weight in the metric system equal to 0.35 ounces
If, by 'metric system', you mean the 'SI system', then there is no base unit for volume. The unit for volume is called a 'derived unit', and it is the cubic metre (m3).
"Centi" as in centimetre.
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The prefix centi- does not represent any number. It is a prefix that refers to measurement units and refers to units that are one-hundredth of the basic unit.The prefix centi- does not represent a number. It represents a measurement unit, in the metric or SI system, whose magnitude is one hundredth of the base unit.
The metric system is based on a system of tens, so all the units in the system relate to each other in terms of tens. To the basic unit: 1000 milli= [unit] 100 centi= [unit] 10 deci= [unit] 0.1 deca= [unit] 0.01 hecto= [unit] 0.001 kilo= [unit]
The base unit of mass is the kilogram.
The basic prefixes deci, centi and milli decrease by powers of ten and deca, hecto and kilo increase by powers of ten.
Kilo- is the unit of the metric system that represents 1000 times the base unit.