also sprach Steve M. Robbins (on Sat, 07 Jul 2001 03:43:16PM -0400): > On Sat, Jul 07, 2001 at 08:09:50PM +0100, Dafydd Harries wrote: > > [ ... ] > > I don't think that 0 K (how are you supposed to abbreviate Kelvin > > without making it look like kilo) [ ... ] > > Answer: use the proper lower-case 'k' for "kilo". > > K = Kelvin > k = kilo Kelvin is a unit (which is temperature, but which *does not* take the degree symbol, whereas Celsius and Fahrenheit do! but y'all got that right anyway). kilo is not a unit, but a metric modifier, so when you find a K by itself, it's kelvin, and a K followed by another unit letter or symbol is the metric modifier. martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) \____ echo mailto: !#^."<*>"|tr "<*> mailto:"; net@madduck -- never underestimate the power of human stupidity.
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