Definition:Deka-/Also known as
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Deka- Also known as
Some sources give deka- as deca-, but this is easily confused with deci-.
As a consequence, deka- is the preferred usage on $\mathsf{Pr} \infty \mathsf{fWiki}$.
Sources
- 1969: J.C. Anderson, D.M. Hum, B.G. Neal and J.H. Whitelaw: Data and Formulae for Engineering Students (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $1.$ Units and Abbreviations: $1.1$ Decimal prefixes
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): deca-
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): deca-
- 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): deca-