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Originally Posted by baddog
Idiot. $1k does not equal 1 kilo dollars. Kilo is a weight or distance.
1K of RAM perhaps, but then it is 1024, not 1,000.
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k (for kilo) is an SI prefix denoting 103 = 1,000 (one thousand). Consequently, the letter K can be used in spoken conversation to mean "thousand"
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SI is the International System of Units, aka the metric system. Kilo simply denotes 1000. It can be applied to grams, meters, dollars or cookies.