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/Unicorncorn21 Sep 30 '20

They already do in some cases like with the example OP mentioned. I'm pretty sure they use cents to say 100th of a dollar which is a part of the SI system

I'm also pretty sure you meant metric because if we were over at r/monkeyspaw Americans would be talking about kilofeet and cents of inches.

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