a unit of information equal to one thousand (1024) bytes;
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d''Unites;
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100;
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;
denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units;