2007-09-24 12:31:16 · 5 answers · asked by Josh P 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
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2007-09-24 12:37:08 · answer #1 · answered by NYC Man 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Roman prefix "cent" or "centi" literally meant 100. A centurion was a soldier who commanded 100 other soldiers. (This group of soldiers were refered to as a "century"). We refer to one penny as a cent, because it it one out of 100 required to make up a dollar. A centimeter is 1/100th of a meter. The Roman numeral C was the first letter in their word for "cent."
2007-09-24 19:40:01 · answer #2 · answered by Candidus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The origin of the NUMBER c? Not to be rude, but I think u should edit ur question.
2007-09-24 19:35:40 · answer #3 · answered by helpizzneeded 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the number c is the roman numeral for 100. Thus century, cent, percent (one hundred year, hundred, out of one hundred.)
2007-09-24 19:34:49 · answer #4 · answered by lamus_maser 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In e = mc^2, c is the speed of light. In metric units, c is exactly 299,792,458 metres per second (1,079,252,848.8 km/h).
More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_light
Cheers,
Bruce
2007-09-24 19:38:17 · answer #5 · answered by Bruce 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋