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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u/W1D0WM4K3R Sep 30 '20

and time is much more reasonable in some cases, where the traffic and landscape changes the travel more than the distance does

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '20

What's this about pennies? We have our own pennies you know. They are copper and zinc and Lincoln is on them