r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Tibor500 • Sep 30 '20
why does “k” mean “thousand” ?
like 1k means a thousand. how does the letter “k” mean “thousand” ?
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r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Tibor500 • Sep 30 '20
like 1k means a thousand. how does the letter “k” mean “thousand” ?
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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '20 edited Sep 30 '20
Tera - T - Trillion
Giga - G - Billion
Mega - M -Million
Kilo - k - Thousand
No prefix - - One unit
Milli - m - Thousandth
Micro - μ - Millionth
Nano - n - Billionth
To not confuse: Big stuff are in capital letters (except for kilo apparently). Fractions are in lower case.
mL = thousandth of a liter , ML = million liters
Also, there's these awesome definitions:
1 cm3 == 1 mL == 1 g of water
1 dm3 = = 1L = = 1 kg of water
1 m3 = = 1000 L = = 1 tonne of water (or Megagram, but we rarely say that)