what does the abbreviation k (instead of writing thousands - ,000) stand for?

Question

In writing a figure of 1000 ( one thousands) you may write it as 1k. So k stand fo what?

Answer 1

"Kilo". This is a Greek prefix used to denote thousands. In a similar fashion, the Greek "Mega" is used for millions. So we have kilograms (1,000 grams) and megatons (1,000,000 tons).

Answer 2

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