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K

UK/keɪ/ US/kʰeɪ/ common informal slang uk us
noun (6) adjective (1)

noun

1.

the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d''Unites

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2.

a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite

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3.
4.

a unit of information equal to one thousand (1024) bytes

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5.

the 11th letter of the Roman alphabet

6.

adjective

1.

denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units

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Origin

Clipping of OK.

Phrases

  • k-adic notation
  • k-d tree
  • k-means clustering

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