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a Greek combining form meaning “thousand,” introduced from French in the nomenclature of the metric system (kiloliter); on this model, used in the formation of compound words in other scientific measurements (kilowatt).

Origin:
< French, representing Greek chī́lioi a thousand

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kilo-

—*prefix*
1.	k denoting 10³ (1000): kilometre
2.	(in computer technology) denoting 2¹⁰ (1024): kilobyte: in computer usage, kilo- is restricted to sizes of storage (e.g. kilobit) when it means 1024; in other computer contexts it retains its usual meaning of 1000

[from French, from Greek khilioi thousand]

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kilo- pref.
One thousand (10³): kilogram.

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Science Dictionary

kilo-

A prefix that means:
One thousand, as in kilowatt, one thousand watts.
2¹⁰ (that is, 1,024), which is the power of 2 closest to 1,000, as in kilobyte.

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