why people call thousand as 'k'?what is 'k'mean about?

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why people call thousand as 'k'?what is 'k'mean about?

2007-03-07 17:59:04 · 2 answers · asked by maxie 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education

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Comes from the Greek χίλιοι ("khilioi"), meaning thousand.

Most familiar to us in the "kilo-" prefixes of the metric system.

Kilogram (1000 grams), kilometer (1000 meters), etc.

2007-03-07 18:03:53 · answer #1 · answered by Beckee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

You mean like kilogram?

2007-03-08 02:03:43 · answer #2 · answered by robert p 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋