Why do we use 1K to denote 1000?
2006-10-09 18:23:02 · 11 answers · asked by Eleen C 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Financial Aid
K stands for the word Kilo, which in turns derives from the Greek word Khilia, meaning a thousand. So in science K in front of a measurement means times a thousand. E.g. 1kg means 1000 grammes, 1km means 1000 metres e.t.c.
2006-10-09 18:32:48 · answer #1 · answered by Greek_Warrior 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
K stands for kilo, which means 1000
1 kilogram is 1000 gram
1 kilometer is 1000 meter
and so on, and so forth
2006-10-09 18:24:41 · answer #2 · answered by Walter W. Krijthe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
K is short for the Greek word Kilo which means one thousand.
Example is a kilogram is one thousand grams. A Kilometer is one thousand meters.
2006-10-09 18:25:21 · answer #3 · answered by nurse curtis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good question...
i think it starts from science
1000 gram = 1 kilo gram
1000 newton = 1 kN
so
1000 US$ = 1 K $
2006-10-09 18:24:50 · answer #4 · answered by Steven A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Except, of course, when it comes to computers.
1k = 1024.
computers count funny
2006-10-09 19:00:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kilo is part of the metric system
Look at this cool website:
http://www.jamesshuggins.com/h/tek1/prefixes.htm
2006-10-09 18:47:52 · answer #6 · answered by Angel_In_America 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
K= kilo
kilo=1000
Basic
2006-10-09 19:41:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
and kilo means a thousand which is why you get 2k6 -2006
2006-10-09 18:25:44 · answer #8 · answered by Obsidian © 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
k = kilo the real question is why use k for karat...when measuring for gold
2006-10-09 18:30:56 · answer #9 · answered by aznxpranksta69 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
kilo
2006-10-09 18:25:03 · answer #10 · answered by Mlle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋