Definition:Number Prefixes/6/Hect-

Definition

The prefix hect- is in rare cases used to denote $6$.

Also defined as

It is more common for hect- to denote $100$.

Examples

The prefix hect- denoting $6$ can be found in the following contexts:

• hectad: possibly erroneously as a synonym for hexad, meaning a set or tuple with exactly $6$ elements

• hectic equation: a synonym for a sextic equation

Sources

• 1989: Ephraim J. Borowski and Jonathan M. Borwein: Dictionary of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): hect-