▲ 135 ▼ Are metric measurements like decameters and hectometers ever used? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by Snowman44@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 94 comments fedilink hide all child comments I've learned about them in school, but I've never heard anyone say something is 8 decameters long or anything like that. I'm an American.
[–] XbSuper@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) Bro skips right past centimetres. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] empireOfLove@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago Well he asked about deca and hectometers, which are all larger-than meters. But the same kind of rules apply below the decimal point as above it. We have millimeters (0.001 extreme precision), centimeters (0.01 high precision), and meters (1 low-ish precision). Decimeters (0.1) exist but are rarely used since both meters and centimeters can get the same result. Micro meters and nanometers are also used more frequently, but it becomes industry specific when actually doing things that small. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ProvokedGamer@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago Centimetres and meters are the two I use the most and see the most used, then kilometres at a close third. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] empireOfLove@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago Well he asked about deca and hectometers, which are all larger-than meters. But the same kind of rules apply below the decimal point as above it. We have millimeters (0.001 extreme precision), centimeters (0.01 high precision), and meters (1 low-ish precision). Decimeters (0.1) exist but are rarely used since both meters and centimeters can get the same result. Micro meters and nanometers are also used more frequently, but it becomes industry specific when actually doing things that small. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ProvokedGamer@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago Centimetres and meters are the two I use the most and see the most used, then kilometres at a close third. permalink fedilink source parent