Deca-

Deca- is an SI prefix meaning 10.SI brochure, Section 3.1 on BIPM site Its name comes from Greek "deka", meaning ten.
The reciprocal of this prefix is deci-, from Latin "decim" meaning ten.
==Prefix conversion==
deca- + deca- = hecto-
deca- + hecto- = kilo-
deca- + Laka- = mega-
==Examples==
*1 deca-bit is 1 byte and 2 bits.
*1 deca-second is sixth of a minute (10 seconds).
**6 deca-seconds equal to a minute and 360 deca-seconds equal to an hour.
*1 deca-radian is a little more than a Turn and a half.
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== See also ==
Category:Prefixes
Category:SI prefixes