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minus-squareJoeyHarrington@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up35arrow-down2·13 hours agoBecause it’s a stupid, non standard way to say it. I understood it fine but I still thought it was a needless abbreviation.
minus-squareP1nkman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down4·9 hours agoK = kilo, which stands for 1000. It’s extremely standard. Saying it’s stupid is like saying $ or π or & or # or % is stupid.
minus-squarelunarul@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·9 hours ago1k is a common way to shorten 1,000. And 1,000% is an acceptable way to say 10x. But 1k% is definitely a stupid abbreviation that nobody uses.
Because it’s a stupid, non standard way to say it. I understood it fine but I still thought it was a needless abbreviation.
K = kilo, which stands for 1000. It’s extremely standard. Saying it’s stupid is like saying $ or π or & or # or % is stupid.
1k is a common way to shorten 1,000. And 1,000% is an acceptable way to say 10x. But 1k% is definitely a stupid abbreviation that nobody uses.
Non standard. That is all.