TotallynotJessicaOct 28

hypothetical rule

https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/33656328

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Show threadyetAnotherUserOct 28
I read this as 1 kilodollar.
Show threadusualsuspect191
Is that not what the k represents when people use it as a short-hand for “thousand”?
Oct 28 at 3:06pmWeb
Show threadRaivoKulliOct 28

I think people understand that k = 1000 but don’t realize where it comes from.

As an aside, I really like talking about mega euros. Five million euros? Nah, five mega euros

Show threadjlow (he / him)Oct 28
It’s Greek apparently: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilo-
Kilo- - Wikipedia

Show threadFushuan [he/him]Oct 29

It’s not shorthand for thousand, it IS thousand.

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kk=M -> 10^310^3=10^6 kM=G -> 10^310^6=10^9 kkk=G= “a billion” `

MATH IS WITH ME, BILLIONAIRES ARE MEMBERS OF THE kkk!!!

Show threadyetAnotherUserOct 29

That’s what I love about unit prefixes. They’re just numbers!

Like, how many m³ is 1 km³?

1 km³ = 1 (km)³ = 1 k³m³ = 1 G(m³) = 1,000,000,000 m³.

Show threadMisterFrogOct 30

It’s just that usually the $ unit comes before the number.

Which I accept, but don’t like for the inconsistency with how we write units after the number.