A '''thousand''' is a number represented as 1,000 and is equivalent to 10 <big>[[multiplication|<math>\times</math>]]</big> 10 <big><math>\times</math></big> 10. It is represented in scientific notation as 10<sup>3</sup>.
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A '''thousand''' is a number represented as 1,000 and is equivalent to 10 <big>[[multiplication|<math>\times</math>]]</big> 10 <big><math>\times</math></big> 10. It is represented in [[scientific notation]] as 10<sup>3</sup>.
As a scale factor in units of measurement, a thousand is represented by the prefix '''kilo'''.
As a scale factor in units of measurement, a thousand is represented by the prefix '''kilo'''.