Dear all, Please let me know what 'K' stands for? (Ex. we would like to offer you 12K or 15K.) regards
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Understanding 'K' in Salary Terms
'K' stands for Kilo—not in terms of the weight measure we in India are used to. Kilo also means 1,000 numerically. So, 12K means 12,000 [Rs or $ or whatever the currency is]. Basically, it's an American term to denote salaries since their counting is always in thousands—like 1,000, 10,000, 100,000 [we term this as 1 Lakh], 1,000,000 meaning 1 million [our term for this is 10 lakhs]... and so on. Now, this has become the global standard of terming salaries—thanks to the IT boom .
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TS
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'K' stands for Kilo—not in terms of the weight measure we in India are used to. Kilo also means 1,000 numerically. So, 12K means 12,000 [Rs or $ or whatever the currency is]. Basically, it's an American term to denote salaries since their counting is always in thousands—like 1,000, 10,000, 100,000 [we term this as 1 Lakh], 1,000,000 meaning 1 million [our term for this is 10 lakhs]... and so on. Now, this has become the global standard of terming salaries—thanks to the IT boom .
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TS
From India, Hyderabad
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An answer at rediff is quoted below "3.K stands for 1000. 1k means 1000. it is derived from computer term kelobite. Answered by gautam duttachowdhury, 15 Nov '07 10:39 pm"
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Understanding the 'K' Prefix in Measurements
K stands for kilo; kilo = 1000 units of base measurement in the metric system.
1 kilometer = 1000 meters.
1 kilogram = 1000 grams.
1 kiloliter = 1000 milliliters.
1 kilo rupee = 1000 rupees.
The kilo prefix is derived from the Greek word "chilioi" (χίλιοι), meaning thousand. It was originally adopted by Antoine Lavoisier and his group in 1795 and introduced into the metric system in France with its establishment in 1799.
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K stands for kilo; kilo = 1000 units of base measurement in the metric system.
1 kilometer = 1000 meters.
1 kilogram = 1000 grams.
1 kiloliter = 1000 milliliters.
1 kilo rupee = 1000 rupees.
The kilo prefix is derived from the Greek word "chilioi" (χίλιοι), meaning thousand. It was originally adopted by Antoine Lavoisier and his group in 1795 and introduced into the metric system in France with its establishment in 1799.
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Dear Murali, As you asked the mean of K. Here K stands for thousand. It starts from Y2K (Year 2000) problem in computer. Regards, Naresh Grover
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My dear,
K stands for 1000.
1k = 1000
100k = 1,00,000.
Also,
1Cr = 1,00,00,000.
I want to share one more word with you - even some people don't know about this:
1s = 10
10s = 100
Very few people use this word.
Thanks & regards,
Vemula Sivamahesh
From India, Hyderabad
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K stands for 1000.
1k = 1000
100k = 1,00,000.
Also,
1Cr = 1,00,00,000.
I want to share one more word with you - even some people don't know about this:
1s = 10
10s = 100
Very few people use this word.
Thanks & regards,
Vemula Sivamahesh
From India, Hyderabad
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In roman script numbers are expressed as letters- I for 1 II for 2 L for 50 Similarly K for 1000 that means 12 K is 12000. Its just a slang.
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From India, Jabalpur
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"K" is the short form for Kilo, which means thousand. So, 1K = 1000. Didn't you hear about the Y2K problem? It was the year 2000, and computer operators all over the world feared that all computers would crash or go haywire due to the two-digit years they had been programmed with, and the year 2000 had two zeros as the last two digits.
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Balakrishnan
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Balakrishnan
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It is from a measuring system. Instead of writing 1000, we can write 10³ or as 'k' (kilo). Before the computer term byte occupied the dictionary, our people used both 'K' and 'k'. In computer terms, 1024 bytes = 1 kilobyte. Hence, these people used 'K'. So, for representing 10000, it must be 10 k and not 10 K.
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Understanding the Meaning of "K"
Originally, in the IT industry where it has gained fame, "K" stands for 1024 bytes (2 raised to the power of 10 = 1024 bytes). However, in short, it is known as 1 Kilobyte. Now, 1024 is often used interchangeably with 1000 to denote the value of 1000. Historically, "Kilo" has always represented 1000, for example:
- 1 Kilogram = 1000 grams
- 1 Kiloliter = 1000 ml
- 1 Kilometer = 1000 meters, and so forth.
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Anuraag
From India, Gohana
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Originally, in the IT industry where it has gained fame, "K" stands for 1024 bytes (2 raised to the power of 10 = 1024 bytes). However, in short, it is known as 1 Kilobyte. Now, 1024 is often used interchangeably with 1000 to denote the value of 1000. Historically, "Kilo" has always represented 1000, for example:
- 1 Kilogram = 1000 grams
- 1 Kiloliter = 1000 ml
- 1 Kilometer = 1000 meters, and so forth.
Regards,
Anuraag
From India, Gohana
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