-kil I.e. kilmoeter
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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)
The term "1.15k" represents the number 1,150. The "k" stands for "kilo," which is a metric prefix meaning one thousand. Therefore, multiplying 1.15 by 1,000 gives you 1,150.
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