Full name: hectopascal
Plural form: hectopascals
Symbol: hPa
Category type: pressure
Scale factor: 100
The SI derived unit for pressure is the pascal.
1 pascal is equal to 0.01 hectopascal.
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The SI prefix "hecto" represents a factor of 102, or in scientific notation, 1E2.
So 1 hectopascal = 102 pascals.
The definition of a pascal is as follows:
The pascal (symbol Pa) is the SI unit of pressure.It is equivalent to one newton per square metre. The unit is named after Blaise Pascal, the eminent French mathematician, physicist and philosopher.
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