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K (disambiguation)

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K, or k, is the eleventh letter of the English alphabet.

K may also refer to:

General uses

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People

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In fiction and literature

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Books

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Films and TV

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Characters

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Other

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In mathematics

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In music

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  • K., abbreviation for Ralph Kirkpatrick’s chronological catalogue of Domenico Scarlatti's keyboard sonatas
  • K., abbreviation for the Köchel catalogue, chronological catalogue of compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • K Records, independent record company based in Olympia, Washington

Albums

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Songs

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In politics

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As a symbol or abbreviation

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Unit

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  • k, symbol of the kilo- prefix in the SI and other systems of unit that denotes multiples of 1000
  • K, kelvin, the SI unit of thermodynamic temperature
  • K (upper case), informal abbreviation for kibibyte or 1024 bytes (symbol: kiB or kB or KB)
  • k (lower case), informal abbreviation for kilobyte or 1000 bytes (symbol: kB)
  • k, informal abbreviation for kibibit (symbol: kb or kib or Kb or kbit or kibit or Kbit) 1024 bits
  • k, informal abbreviation for kilobit (symbol: kb or kbit) 1000 bits
  • k or K, abbreviation for kilometre (SI symbol: km) (especially in measured-distance sports, e.g. "10K run")
  • k or K, abbreviation for kilohm (symbol; kΩ), a measure of resistance in electronics

In the natural sciences

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In the physical sciences

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Military and guns

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  • Kilo, the military time zone code for UTC+10:00
  • Operation K, a Japanese World War II naval operation
  • The K Project, a series of five nuclear tests by the Soviet Union
  • Swedish K, a submachine gun
  • AK-47, an assault rifle

Transportation

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See also

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