Quantity K is metric for 1000. For units, it can also refer to Kelvin temperature. It can also refer to Kinetic energy.
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K is the abbreviation for Kilo which has been extended to multiply any quantity by 1000.
K is an abbreviation for Kilo-(thousand). The abbreviation for Thousand is THOU.
No it isn't, but THOUS is an abbreviation of the word Thousand.
K is an abbreviation for kilo, which mean 1000.
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.