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Kilo is used to denote thousand.

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1000 grams = 1 Kilogram

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What Si prefix mean one thousand?

The SI prefix "kilo-" denotes one thousand. For example, one kilometer is equal to one thousand meters, and one kilogram is equal to one thousand grams.


How many kilograms are in sixty seven thousand grams?

67kg. The prefix 'kilo' means one thousand in the SI or metric system.


Does a kilometer contains 1 million meters?

No, a kilometer is 1000 meters (kilo is a Greek prefix used by SI for one thousand. Mega is the prefix for one million)


SI prefix meaning 0.01?

Centi- is the SI prefix for 0.01.


What is abbreviation of billion?

It seems that it is simply "B", even if some media use "bn" If you look at the pattern. k means thousand; this comes from the SI prefix kilo: which means 1000 and is abbreviated with k. M means millions because the SI prefix for millions, Mega, is abbreviate M. The SI prefix for billion is Giga (abbreviated G) so I use G for billions In accounting, M is used for thousand from the roman numeral for Thousands. MM is used for a million which is one thousand squared. continuing on this pattern, MMM could be used for a billion which is a thousand cubed.


The prefix nano stands for?

The prefix "nano" = 1/1,000,000,000 indicates 10^-9 or a billionth.


What do these si prefixes denci centi kilo and milli mean?

denci is not an SI prefix. centi = 0.01 or one hundredth kilo = 1000 = thousand milli = 0.001 = one thousandth.


The prefix poly - stands for?

the prefix poly stands for "many"


What multiple of ten does the SI prefix represent?

The SI prefix "deca-" represents a multiple of ten.


What does the greek root kilo mean?

The Greek root "kilo" means a thousand. It is used as a prefix to indicate one thousand units of a base unit in the International System of Units (SI), such as kilogram for a thousand grams or kilometer for a thousand meters.


What is the largest prefix in the Si system?

The largest prefix in the SI system is "yotta-" denoting 10^24.