Lower Case k means 1000, upper case K is meaningless.
For the prefix kilo-, use a lowercase 'k', as in kilometre --> km. For the slang computer term used in gaming, use a capital 'K', as in 120 thousand gold --> 120K gold.
Yes and no. The lower case "k" is used for thousands in the SI system. It is is short for kilo, as in kilogram (1,000 grams) or kilometer (1,000 meters). However many use capital K's in the same manner even though it is not technically corect/
No it isn't, but THOUS is an abbreviation of the word Thousand.
Use the capital K when denoting thousands.
K stands for kilo or thousand.
For the prefix kilo-, use a lowercase 'k', as in kilometre --> km. For the slang computer term used in gaming, use a capital 'K', as in 120 thousand gold --> 120K gold.
Yes and no. The lower case "k" is used for thousands in the SI system. It is is short for kilo, as in kilogram (1,000 grams) or kilometer (1,000 meters). However many use capital K's in the same manner even though it is not technically corect/
No it isn't, but THOUS is an abbreviation of the word Thousand.
k is the lower case and K is the upper case. Why do we say so? In olden days, in the printing press, the letters, carved at the tip of lead cuboid, were placed in wooden arrays. Small letters usually were placed in the lower case and the capital letters were in the upper case. Hence the name. In SI system k, stands for kilo and K stands for Kelvin, the unit of temperature. K in chemistry stands for the element, Potassium.
UPPER CASE LETTERS A B C D E H I K M N O S T U V W X Y Z lower case c i k l m o s v w x z
While most folks would understand either, the proper usage is a lowercase 'k'. It depends on what 'k' (or 'K') means. Kelvin? Kilo? Kilobinary? Something else?
Use the capital K when denoting thousands.
Capital K = kelvin, a unit of temperature 0 K = absolute zero = -273 degrees Celsius Lower-case k = kilo, a prefix meaning 1000 k = kilo = 1000 kilometer = 1000 meters kilogram = 1000 grams kilobyte = 1000 bytes etc....
The symbol for kilo is "k".
'K' in the periodic table is the symbol for potassium . Its Latin name being 'Kalium' , hence the symbol 'K'. NB. One letter elemental symbols are ALWAYS a CAPITAL letter. NOT small case 'k'. Two letter elemental symbols have first letter a capital letter and the second letter as lower/small case. e.g. 'Na' Sodium (Nadium).
Because the 'K' represents the word 'Kilo' meaning 'one thousand'. Km is the international symbol for a Kilometre.
6.7k means 6,700. "k" in this case stands for thousand, so 6.7k = 6.7 thousand = 6,700.