centi = 1/100

milli = 1/1000

centi= 100

milli=1/1000

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what is the meaning of the three most common prefixes: kilo-,centi-,milli-?
help me!!

centi=1/100

milli=1/1000

For Kilo-

*Means a thousand

Kilometer=A thousand meters

For Centi-

*means a hundredth (1 over 1 hundred)

centimeters= .01 meter

For Mili-

*means a thousandth

millimeters= .001 meter (1 over 1 thousand)

Hope it helps 🙂

centi is black slang, commonly referred to as jive, for the middle of something.

milli is redneck slang for a beer, Miller High Life.

centi refers to 0.01…..for example centimetre means 0.01 metre

milli refers to 0.001…..for example millilitre means 0.001 litre

centi is one hundredth (0.01) of the basic unit

milli is one thousandth (0.001) of the basic unit