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Re: [curiosa] Re: Debian Centre of Mass



madduck@madduck.net (Martin F. Krafft)  wrote on 07.07.01 in <[🔎] 20010707222441.A3454@fishbowl.madduck.net>:

> also sprach Steve M. Robbins (on Sat, 07 Jul 2001 04:08:21PM -0400):
> > Err, my point is that "kilo" is properly abbreviated by "k",
> > but not by "K".
> >
> > See, e.g. <http://www.alcpress.com/tutorials/units/prefix-decimal.htm>.
>
> with which i disagree. read my other post. and i am digging out my
> sources...

Well, if you disagree, then you're simply wrong. Small k is the SI  
abbreviation for kilo. Period. Nothing to debate here, it's defined that  
way. You might as well disagree with 2+2=4.

(So 1 kK is 726.85°C.)

MfG Kai



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