Definition:Number Prefixes/100/Hect-

Definition

The prefix hect- is usually used to denote $100$.

Examples

The prefix hect- can be found in the following contexts:

• hectare: an area measuring $100$ ares, that is, $10 \, 000$ square metres

• hectad: an area measuring $100 \, \mathrm {km}^2$

• hectogon: a polygon with $100$ sides and hence $100$ vertices

• hecto-: the Système Internationale d'Unités metric scaling prefix denoting a multiplier of $100$.

Also defined as

Some sources suggest that hect- can also be used to denote $6$, but this is rare and can be confusing.

Linguistic Note

The prefixes hecto- and hect- are from the Classical Greek ἑκατόν (hekatón), meaning hundred.