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Hecto or hecta is a decimal unit prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of one hundred.It was adopted as a multiplier in 1795, and comes from the Greek á¼ÎºÎ±ÏÏÎ½ hekaton, meaning hundred.Based on a proposal by Thomas Young, the prefix was often alternatively spelled hecato-in early 19th century sources. Its unit symbol as an SI prefix in the International System of Units (SI) is the lower case letter h.t was adopted as a multiplier in 1795, and comes from the Greek á¼ÎºÎ±ÏÏÎ½ hekaton, meaning hundred. Based on a proposal by Thomas Young, the prefix was often alternatively spelled hecato-in early 19th century sources.
Cacti is the Latin plural of cactus, and some writers use it in English. Cactuses is the English plural. Dictionaries list both, and neither is right or wrong. Also, like many names of plants, the uninflected cactus is sometimes treated as plural. The prevalence of the Latin cacti can be attributed to the influence of Latin on biological nomenclature.