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{{Unit of length|m=0.1|accuracy=4}}

A '''decimetre''' ([[American English|American spelling]]: '''decimeter''', symbol '''dm''') is a [[Units of measurement|unit]] of [[length]] in the [[metric system]], equal to one tenth of a [[metre]], the current [[International System of Units|SI]] [[SI base unit|base unit]] of length. It can be written in [[scientific notation]]s as 100&times;10<sup>-3</sup>&nbsp;m (engineering notation) or {{nowrap|1 E-1 m}} (exponential notation) — meaning {{nowrap|100 &times; 1 [[Millimetre|mm]]}} or {{nowrap|1 m / 10}} respectively. The ''c'' is pronounced as /s/, unlike in [[decametre]]. It should be noted that a cubic decimetre, which is a measurement of volume, is equivalent to one [[litre]].

==See also==
*[[SI]]
*[[SI prefix]]
*[[Deci|deci-]]
*[[Metric system]]
*[[1 E-1 m]] and [[Orders of magnitude (length)]]
*[[Conversion of units]], for comparison with other units of length

{{SI units of length}}

[[Category:Units of length]]
[[Category:Orders of magnitude (length)|-1]]

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