What is a hecto ? Definition and examples.


A hecto is a prefix meaning hundred in the metric system of measurement.


Below are a few examples of the word hecto being used as a prefix for gram, liter, and meter.

1 hectogram     = 100 grams

1 hectoliter       = 100 liters

1 hectometer    = 100 meters

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