2007-08-12 00:57:24 · 9 answers · asked by The guru 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The letter K in this case is an abbreviation of the word kilo which means One thousand, thus 7k means seven thousand.
2007-08-12 01:04:57 · answer #1 · answered by quatt47 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is short for kilo
yocto- y 10-24 * --
zepto- z 10-21 * --
atto- a 10-18 * --
femto- f 10-15 * --
pico- p 10-12 * --
nano- n 10-9 * --
micro- m 10-6 * --
milli- m 10-3 * --
centi- c 10-2 * --
deci- d 10-1 * --
(none) -- 100 20
deka- D 101 * --
hecto- h 102 * --
kilo- k or K ** 103 210
mega- M 106 220
giga- G 109 230
tera- T 1012 240
peta- P 1015 250
exa- E 1018 * 260
zetta- Z 1021 * 270
yotta- Y 1024 * 280
* Not generally used to express data speed
** k = 103 and K = 210
2007-08-12 08:03:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
K represents the word kilo, which means 1000. Take a look at the link below to learn more about it.
2007-08-12 08:06:20 · answer #3 · answered by Since you ask. 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
K from the prefix Kilo meaning 1000 as in Kilogram. The prefix is from the greek.
2007-08-12 08:03:10 · answer #4 · answered by milton b 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
K come from kilo, which means 1000, thus the usage
2007-08-12 11:13:09 · answer #5 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's because kilo is the prefix for thousand in metric measurement. 'K' has been adopted as a shortcut/shorthand symbol for other times when thousands might be used.
2007-08-12 08:03:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
All the answerers except Junesta have answered the qestion correctly some more detailed than others. I have nothing to add.
2007-08-12 08:18:16 · answer #7 · answered by Prabhakar G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They use K because kilo in Greek means 1000. (well, 'khilioi')
***Addition***also not much new!
2007-08-12 09:03:05 · answer #8 · answered by LK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause k represents kilogram and its quite easy to use the first letter of kilogram to represent it.if it was filo gram, i guess the symbol would be f.
2007-08-12 08:08:54 · answer #9 · answered by pretty angel 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋