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millimeters → centimeters

1 millimeters to centimeters

0.10 cm

1 mm = 0.10 cm.

centimeters

0.10cm

1 mm = 0.10 cm

In short

How many centimeters is 1 millimeters?

1 mm = 0.10 cm. 1 millimeter = 0.100000 centimeters, so the working is 1 × 0.100000 = 0.10.

The working

The factor below is an exact definition rather than a measurement, so nothing is approximated in the arithmetic. The only rounding on this page happens where a number is displayed.

1 millimeter = 0.100000 centimeters
1 × 0.100000 = 0.10

How much precision do you need?

Each row is the same answer cut at a different number of decimals, with what that choice costs you. Pick the shortest row whose error is smaller than whatever you are measuring with.

Rounded toAnswer (cm)Off by
Whole number0−0.10000
1 decimal0.1exact
2 decimals0.10exact

Round trip: take 0.10 cm back the other way and you land on 1.0000 mm — a drift of 0.0000 mm. That gap is the rounding, not the conversion.

Frequently asked questions

What is 1 millimeters in centimeters?

1 millimeters is 0.10 centimeters. 1 millimeter = 0.100000 centimeters, so the working is 1 × 0.100000 = 0.10.

How accurate is 0.10 cm?

Rounding to 0.10 cm and converting straight back gives 1.0000 mm, a drift of 0.0000 mm from the 1 you started with. The factor itself is exact; every bit of that difference comes from the rounding, not the conversion.

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