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.

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    1 year ago

    In Poland: decimeters are sometimes used (I have been ordering cut sheet metal priced by square decimeters) , I have not seen decameters in use. Hectopascales are often used in weather reports. Decagrams are often used when buying food where these amounts make most sense (meat, candy).

    The ‘more exotic’ prefixes are usually only used with some specific SI units and in very specific contexts.

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      1 year ago

      You use decagrams for food? I’ve only ever seen hektograms being used for that