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Why 1000 equals 1kilo?
It was found convenient to have prefixes for different powers of 10 - and especially powers of 1000. "Kilo" was chosen for 1000. It is derived from a Greek word meaning 1000.
What are the powers of 10?
10, 100, 1000, 10000, ... are the positive powers. 0.1, 0.01, 0.001, ... are negative powers.
A factor of 1.01 corresponds to the prefix?
There is no special prefix for that factor. There are SI prefixes for powers of 10 (10, 100, 1000, 0.1, 0.01, 0.001), and especially for powers of 1000 (1000, a million, a billion, 1/1000, etc.)
What are numbers like 10 100 1000 and so on are called?
what are numbers like 10,100,1,000 called
What are10 100 1000 called?
Powers of 10
What type of engine powers the Boeing Y3?
Rolls Royce Trent 1000
1000 equals what in exponential notation using powers of ten?
10 to the 3rd power
When you multiply by 1000 how decimal places do you move to the right?
THREE because there are three zeros in 1000. Power or 10's dude. Powers of 10.
How can I calculate 8 into a Binary number?
Find the powers of 2. 8 in binary would be 1000
What is the longest Babylonian number between 500 and 1000?
Instead of or powers of 10, the Babylobians used powers of 60. So Babylonian 10 is decimal 60, and Babylonian 100 is decimal 3600. Decimal 1000 is 16x60 +40 =Babylonian (16)(40)
What is a duocentillion?
It is the scientific name for 1039. The -illion names are given to powers of 1000: subtract 1 from the power of 1000 to get the prefix. For example, a quadrillion is one thousand to the 4th power, times 1000 - or 1015.
How do you convert from one length measurement in SI to another and gt?
You multiply or divide by powers of ten for small changes in the order of magnitude, or powers of 1000 for larger changes.
