Deca- (and dec- ), sometimes deka- , is a common English-language numeral prefix derived from the Late Latin decas ("(set of) ten"), from Ancient Greek δεκάς (dekás) , from δέκα (déka, " ten "). It is used in many words.
5-646: Deka , or DEKA may refer to: deka-, a variant spelling of deca- , a metric prefix Deka, Pomeranian Voivodeship , village in northern Poland DEKA (New Zealand) , a defunct discount store chain, formerly in New Zealand DEKA (company) , located in Manchester, New Hampshire in the United States Jadab Chandra Deka , Indian politician Ramesh C. Deka , specialist and
10-547: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Deca- It is also a decimal unit prefix in the International System of Units (SI) denoting a factor of ten, with symbol da and spelled " deca " internationally (or " deka " in American spelling ). The prefix was a part of the original metric system in 1795. It is not in very common usage, although
15-601: The Director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences See also [ edit ] Deca (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Deka . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Deka&oldid=1185563218 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
20-514: The deca pascal is occasionally used by audiologists . The deca newton is also encountered occasionally, probably because it is an SI approximation of the kilogram-force . Its use is more common in Central Europe . In German, Polish, Czech, Slovak, and Hungarian, deka (or deko ) is common, and used in self-standing form, always meaning decagram . A runway number typically indicates its magnetic azimuth in decadegrees . Before
25-452: The symbol as an SI prefix was standardized as da with the introduction of the International System of Units in 1960, various other symbols were more common, such as dk (e.g., UK and Austria), D (e.g., Germany, Eastern Europe), and Da . For syntactical reasons, the HP 48 , 49, 50 series, as well as the HP 39gII and Prime calculators use the unit prefix D . Examples: The prefix
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