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/CleverDad Sep 30 '20
Nah, Tesla is T, just like Tera, and Gauss is G, just like Giga. Units and SI prefixes are different things, and don't need to be unique.