Optional@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agoBut I have so many followers!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square141fedilinkarrow-up1894arrow-down135
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minus-squareskulblaka@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·21 days agoWhere did that K in thousand come from after all, anyway? M for million makes sense. K for thousand doesn’t.
minus-squareCTDummy@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·21 days agoShorthand for kilo, recognisable if you use metric.
minus-squareskulblaka@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·21 days agoThat makes perfect sense, I can’t believe I didn’t make that connection - and, yeah, I’ve definitely outed myself as an American. Fair enough.
Where did that K in thousand come from after all, anyway? M for million makes sense. K for thousand doesn’t.
Shorthand for kilo, recognisable if you use metric.
That makes perfect sense, I can’t believe I didn’t make that connection - and, yeah, I’ve definitely outed myself as an American. Fair enough.