In 5k the k represents thousand comes from the unit prefix "Kilo-", which in the metric system denotes a multiplication of the unit by one thousand. The word Kilo- in term comes from the Greek word χίλιοι (chilioi), meaning thousand.
One kilogram is a thousand grams (kilo is a prefix meaning thousand)
1000 ( one thousand) cycles per second. kilo - prefix meaning one thousand
To start with, let's convert these kilometers into meters. Then we'll turn the meters into centimeters.Kilo- is a prefix in the metric system meaning one thousand. This means that there are one thousand meters in every kilometer. In order to turn the kilometer measurement you gave above into meters, we therefore need to multiply it by one thousand.0.13 * 1000 = 130 mCenti- is the metric prefix meaning one hundredth. This means that there are 0.01 meters in every centimeter or, in a way that makes more sense, 100 centimeters in every meter. In order to turn these meters into centimeters, we therefore need to multiply the number we found above by 100.130 * 100 = 13,000 cm
The metric prefix for one tenth is deci.
The metric system uses the prefix kilo~ for a thousand.... kilometre = 1,000 metres.
In metric measurement the prefix Kilo~ means one thousand.
The metric prefix meaning one tenth is deci as in decimeter
The metric prefix meaning one million is mega-, as in megabyte.The metric prefix meaning one-millionth is micro-, as in micrometer.
When the metric system was created, the inventors used the Greek word for 1000, kilo, as the prefix meaning 1000. They used the Latin word for 1000, mill, as the prefix meaning 1/1000.
The prefix meaning one thousand standard units is "kilo-".
The prefix meaning x 1000 is "kilo-".
The prefix "kilo-", meaning "one thousand" was introduced in the French, 1795, when France officially adopted the metric system. The word derives from the Greek khilioi, "thousand", of unknown origin.
In 5k the k represents thousand comes from the unit prefix "Kilo-", which in the metric system denotes a multiplication of the unit by one thousand. The word Kilo- in term comes from the Greek word χίλιοι (chilioi), meaning thousand.
Milli is a prefix meaning one-thousandth.
67kg. The prefix 'kilo' means one thousand in the SI or metric system.
One kilogram is a thousand grams (kilo is a prefix meaning thousand)