Like people say 10k meaning ten thousand...why is that?
2007-11-15 06:50:07 · 14 answers · asked by Valary 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The K stands for Kilo, representing a thousand standard units, such as 50 Kilometers or 20 kilograms.
2007-11-15 07:01:06 · answer #1 · answered by foolhardly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Short For Thousand
2017-01-18 08:02:18 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Why is the letter k used as a thousand symbol?
Like people say 10k meaning ten thousand...why is that?
2015-08-13 16:31:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Metric System. Kilo =1000.
2007-11-15 06:57:27 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
K is short for KIlo which means 1000.
In Metric countries K can also mean Kilometre, as in
the next fuel stop is 10K down the road. Its just nice shorthand for a much longer word.
2007-11-15 07:02:56 · answer #5 · answered by cc_of_0z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The prefix kilo meaning 1000.
2007-11-15 06:58:25 · answer #6 · answered by Helen B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In metric measurements and units, "k" is short for "kilo", as in kilogram, kilometre which are units of 1000 grams and 1000 metres respectively. An older reference for 1000 is G, short for Grand, which I believe comes from the legal term Grand Theft or Grand Larceny which refers to theft of an item or items worth more than $1000.
2007-11-15 08:41:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
kilo- (symbol: k) is a prefix in the SI and other systems of units denoting 103 or 1000. For example: * one kilogram is 1000 grams * one kilometre is 1000 metres * one kilowatt is 1000 watts * one kilojoule is 1000 joules Officially adopted in 1795 (though in common use before that), it comes from the Greek χίλιοι ("khilioi"), meaning thousand. "Kilo" is often used by itself as an abbreviation for "kilogram". Also, technical people often use the term "k", pronounced like the letter, to refer to a thousand of something, especially units of money or population.[citation needed] On the other hand, the kilometre is sometimes informally abbreviated to "k"; in this context it is widely used in the United States in reference to running races (for example, a "10k"). "Click" or "klick" can also be heard in informal usage, especially in the U.S. military. Source: Wikipedia
2016-03-18 06:00:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
10k is a 10 kilometer race or 10,000 meter race.
Its for Kilo = thousand (First poster is right) has to do with the metric system of measurement (the only sane one there is)
2007-11-15 06:53:53 · answer #9 · answered by Phil M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As in electricity Kilowatts is a thousand watts.
It basically stands for Thousand.
kilo grams for a thousand grams
2007-11-15 06:56:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋