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METRIC SYSTEM OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 



r DECA, ten. 



Q. i i HECTO, from Hecaton, one hundred. 



" 1 KILO, from Chilioi, one thousand. 



[ MYRIA, from Myrioi, ten tliousand. 



The formation of the tables can be seen at a glance by 

 the following: 



Milli 

 Centi 

 Deci 



Deca 

 Hecto 

 Kilo 

 Myria 



- METRE. > ARE.* 



STERE. 



LITRE. 



GRAM. 



* The a in deca and myria, and the o in hecto and kilo are dropped when 

 prefixed to Are. 



