by MyKinKStar on April 9th, 2006

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If 'M' is the Roman numeral for the one thousand, why is 'K' often used in advertisements, like wants ads and car prices, to represent one thousand?

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by Anonymous on April 15th, 2006
Because they aren't using Roman numerology.

K stands for kilo - the metric way of stating a thousand.
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