Are metric measurements like decameters and hectometers ever used?

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Are metric measurements like decameters and hectometers ever used? - Lemmy.world

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.

Valdi, but rarely used, as it’s usually just as fast to say “two hundred meters” instead of “two hecto meters”.

However, those prefixes have other (non-SI) uses. A hectare is common way of referring to a 100x100 meter area. And a decare is 10 ares, i.e. 0.1 hectare.

Also: hectopascals.
Right, forgot about that one.