1998zachary1998 Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 I see it on trades like people want 50k, or something. I don't think it is a typo because for one I see this a lot and 2, the item is like 35000 neopoints or 60000 neopoints so it can't be 50 with a typo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrtbrk Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 It stands for thousand. 50K = 50,000. Just add three zero's to the number given. There's more but you'll probably learn about it in math class one day lol (boo school :P) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viridian Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Yep. K comes from kilo and that means 1000. So 50k would be 50,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azarel Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Some people also use kk to refer to millions, for example: 3kk would equate to 3 million (3,000,000); this is more commonly used on the forums, but even then it doesn't come up that often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticheavens Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 I actually see 'm' or 'mil' more often for millions indeed. If you wish to pick up more on such abbreviations, just troll around the neoboards and sooner or later you'll get the hang of the chat lingo that goes on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ΩCCΩ Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 It is true and it is nice trying it on friends on IMs and see them act like they understand anything :D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tempdisplay Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 What everyone else said. K - "Thousand" Never heard of "KK" though. "Mil" is more often used :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1998zachary1998 Posted January 8, 2010 Author Share Posted January 8, 2010 It stands for thousand. 50K = 50,000. Just add three zero's to the number given. There's more but you'll probably learn about it in math class one day lol (boo school :P) actually what we learned was this I =1 II =2 III =3 IV = 4 V =5 VI = 6 VII = 7 VII = 8 IX = 9 X =10 Then up to 30 you repeat so 30 is XXX 31 is XXXI 40 is XL L =50 60 is LX C =100 D =500 M =1000 VI = 6 I thought K meant another number in roman numerals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane for Wax Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Those are Roman numerals, not the other things they're talking about. K I believe is Greek. Kilo is Greek. I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAV of Gang Green Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Everybody is right when they say K is one thousand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarafinaWolf7 Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Yes, K is 1,000. According to Wikipedia: Kilo (symbol: k) is a unit prefix in the International System of Units (SI) denoting 103 or 1000. The kilo prefix is derived from the Greek word χίλιοι ("chilioi"), 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. The General Conference on Weights and Measures was formed in 1875. This topic has been edited by a member of staff (Ruto). The original topic has been answered (several times). Please check your user inbox to see if you have been contacted regarding this topic. Per the reason above, this topic has been LOCKED. Please contact Ruto if you have any questions regarding this action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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