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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Because they aren't using Roman numerology. K stands for kilo - the metric way of stating a thousand.
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M is for Milli.
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K is from kilo, the Greek word for thousand. The metric system has adopted Greek names for the increasingly large direction (kilo, maga, giga) and Latin names for the increasingls small direction (milli, micro, namo). The Roman M for 1000 was from the word Milli, which is now used for a thousandth.
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Also, the 'k' (for kilo) is misused in computer science where it represents 1024.
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M is short for Mili or 1000 in Latin K is shor for Kilo the metric one thoousand
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Actually m (lowercase) is milli. M (uppercase) is Mega or million.
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