100/Linguistic Note

Linguistic Note on $100$ (One Hundred)

The Latin word for $100$ was centum.

Hence the prefix centi- was adopted in the metric system to mean a hundredth part.

For example, a centimetre is one hundredth part of a metre.


Sources

  • 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $100$
  • 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $100$
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