centi

• unit prefix

  • new in 1.67

  • used before many unit names to multiply by 10^-2 (one hundredth). For example, a centimeter is 0.01 meter, or 1/100th of a meter.

  • Currently the following unit names beginning with this prefix may be used: centiamp, centiampere, centiamperes, centiamps, centicoulomb, centicoulombs, centifarad, centifarads, centigram, centigrams, centihenries, centihenry, centihertz, centihz, centijoule, centijoules, centiliter, centiliters, centilitre, centilitres, centimeter, centimeters, centimetre, centimetres, centinewton, centinewtons, centiohm, centiohms, centipascal, centipascals, centisec, centisecond, centiseconds, centisecs, centisiemens, centitesla, centiteslas, centivolt, centivolts, centiwatt, centiwatts, centiweber, centiwebers, centiω

  • The full list of metric prefixes includes:

    • Prefix	Multiple
      deci	0.1
      centi	0.01
      milli	0.001
      micro	10 ^ -6
      nano	10 ^ -9
      pico	10 ^ -12
      femto	10 ^ -15
      atto	10 ^ -18
      zepto	10 ^ -21
      yocto	10 ^ -24
      deca, deka	10
      hecto	100
      kilo	1000
      mega	10 ^ 6
      giga	10 ^ 9
      tera	10 ^ 12
      peta	10 ^ 15
      exa	10 ^ 18
      zetta	10 ^ 21
      yotta	10 ^ 24