hecto- [HEK toh], hect-, hecato-, hecaton-, hekto-, hekt-
(Greek: a hundred; many; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)
In the metric [decimal] system, hecto- is used to show whole units; a hundred [U.S.] and hundredfold [U.K.], 10 [100]. The metric symbol for hecto- is h.