You know, like triple means times 3, quintuple means times 5, what the word for "times 10"?
2006-09-22 15:59:59 · 13 answers · asked by ? 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The prefix is deca- [from Greek "deka", meaning "ten"] as many have noted, though note that it may sometimes be simplified based on what follows
For example -- in answer the second part of your question (which no one appears to have noticed) --the word analogous to "quintuple" is "decuple"** Thus the final -a may sometimes disappearl.
The prefix becomes even shorter and simpler in the form "denary" (part of the sequence, "unary, binary, ternary, quaternary. . . ")
http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutwords/primary?view=print
**Note: you may sometimes hear "dectuple" but I don't believe you'll find it in a dictionary:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/decuple
http://www.bartleby.com/61/28/D0082800.html
http://machaut.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/WEBSTER.sh?WORD=decuple
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/decuple
2006-09-22 21:30:38 · answer #1 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Prefix For 10
2016-09-28 00:43:22 · answer #2 · answered by shiva 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-27 08:50:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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What is the prefix for ten?
You know, like triple means times 3, quintuple means times 5, what the word for "times 10"?
2015-08-18 21:16:46 · answer #4 · answered by Nancee 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is 'DECA'
Decameter means 10 meters.
One-tenth is noted as 'Deci' (1/10)
deca- (dec)-
combining form
1. Signifying ten.
Example: decagon
2. deci- (combining form)
Abbreviation signifying one-tenth.
Example: decilitre
Etymology: From Latin 'decimus' meaning tenth.
Etymology: From Greek 'deka' meaning ten.
Source Allwords.com
2006-09-22 17:34:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Deca, as in decathalon, a ten event olympic competition.
Deci refers to tenths, like decimal
2006-09-22 16:01:05 · answer #6 · answered by p4kphil 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is DECA.
Deca means 10, thus 10 times something.
Deci means 1/10 of something.
2006-09-22 17:36:40 · answer #7 · answered by Fantasy Protege 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Deca
2006-09-22 16:02:19 · answer #8 · answered by tombraider 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
deca is the prefix for ten
e.g. decade is ten years
2006-09-22 18:30:18 · answer #9 · answered by young_friend 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Deci
2006-09-22 16:01:00 · answer #10 · answered by Audio God™ 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋