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Deca- (prefix)
Deca-
sometimes
deka-
is a common
English-language
numeral prefix
derived from the
Late Latin
decas
, from
Ancient Greek
δέκας, from δέκα. It is used in many
words
.
General
Decennial
, ten-yearly or a
celebration
of
ten years
.
Mathematics
Decimal
based on the number
ten
.
Decagon
a
plane figure
with ten
sides
Decahedron
a
polyhedron
with ten
faces
Chemistry
Decane
, a
hydrocarbon
with
10
carbon atoms
Biology
Decapoda
, an order of
crustaceans
with ten
feet
Religion
The Decalogue
, the
Ten
Commandments