Hecto (symbol: h) is a decimal unit prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of one hundred. It was adopted as a multiplier in 1795, and comes from the Greek ἑκατόν hekatón, meaning "hundred".

2010年1月13日 · SI prefixes for submultiples (smaller quantities or sub units) are formatted with all lowercase symbols while prefixes for multiples (larger quantities or whole units) use uppercase symbols with the exception of three: kilo (k), hecto (h), and deka (da).

Table of metric prefixes for SI units.

used before units of measurement to mean one hundred times that unit. For example, one hectolitre is the same as 100 litres: The wine surplus for the entire European Union could hit …

2025年1月11日 · In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 100. Symbol: h. Usually this prefix for "× 10²" is intentionally not used in scientific contexts, in favor of either "× 10¹" or "× 10³" instead.

Hecto is a decimal SI unit prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of one hundred. It was adopted as a multiplier in 1795, and comes from the Greek term Hekaton (ἑκατόν), meaning hundred. It is represented by the prefix hector or the symbol h.

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