The prefix representing the number 1,000
Kilogram. Kilometer. A prefix meaning "thousand" used in the metric system and other scientific systems of measurement. Found in: Water Treatment Plant Operation, Vol I & II Water Distribution System O&M Small Water System O&M
Kilo is an SI prefix in the SI system of units denoting 103 or 1000 ( e.g. kilogram is 1000 grams, kilometer is 1000 meters, kilowatt is 1000 watts, kilojoule is 1000 joules). Adopted in 1795, it comes from the Greek χίλιοι, meaning thousand. Kilo is often used by itself as an abbreviation for kilogram. Also, technical people often use the term , pronounced like the letter, to refer to a thousand of something, especially units of money or population. On the other hand, the kilometer is sometimes informally abbreviated to ; in this context it is widely used in the United States in reference to running races ( e.g. 10). "Click" or "klick" can also be heard in informal usage, especially in the U.S. military. Abbreviation
1,000 grams or 2.2046 pounds.
Typically used to mean 1000. In computer applications it stands for 1024.
A unit of measurement in the metric system used in weighing tobacco; it is recognized internationally. 1 kilo = 2.2046 pounds; 1,000 kilos = 1 ton
Metric prefix meaning 1,000.
A numeric prefix denoting 1000 (103).
A prefix that indicates a factor 103, abbreviated as "k".
Kilo is the greek prefix that means "thousand", as in kilobyte (KB), kilobit (Kb), kilowatt (KW), etc. Since computers use the binary number system, a "kilo" in the computer world is actually 1024 (2 10). See Mega.
A measurement referring to 1000 as in kilometer (1000 meters), kilohertz (1000 hertz), kilobit (1000bits) etc. There are other forms of measurements such as mega (1,000,000) and giga which is one billion.
Thousand (10 to the 3rd power). Abbreviated "K." Since computer specifications are usually binary numbers, it often refers to the precise value 1,024.
A prefix meaning 1000. Ll
A term used when referring to a quantity of beads equal to that metric weight (Size 11 seed beads = 24 hanks/kilo).
Metric prefix for 1000. (10)
A numerical prefix denoting 1000 (103).
A numerical prefix denoting 1000 (10³)
A metric prefix meaning 1000 or 103.
A prefix preceding a unit that multiplies that unit by 1000. Example: 1 kHz is 1000 Hz.
the metric prefix which means "thousand."
1. a prefix meaning 1000, as in kilohertz. See , mega. 2. a prefix meaning 1024 as in kilobytes. 3. one kilogram, especially of an illegal drug, as in "They found a kilo of marijuana".
Prefix meaning "thousand". One kilo-gram is 1000 grams; one mega-gram is 1,000,000 grams or one metric tonne. However, in digital usage "kilo" usually means 1024, "mega" 1024 times 1024 = 1,048,576, and so on: for computers, these are "round numbers".
The metric prefix used to mean "1000" of some unit of measure: a kilometer is 1,000 meters; a kilogram is 1,000 grams.
Metric prefix for 1000. (103) Related Terms: high tension
a thousand times something. e.g. 1000grams = 1 kilogram 1000metres = 1 kilometre
Standard prefix indicating 10^3.
A prefix indicating 1000 in the metric system. Because computing is based on powers of 2, in this context kilo usually means 2^10, or 1024. To differentiate between these two uses, a lowercase K is ... more
Metric prefix for 10 3, 1000, abbreviated k.
