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What is the purpose of the prefixes in the metric system?
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What is the purpose of the prefixes in the metric system?

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Prefixes are used in the metric system to represent subdivisions within a larger measurement. The most commonly used of this prefixes are deka, hecto, and kilo and then on the other end of the scale deci, centi, and milli.
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