K, Ki, are scaling factors, therefore I would call that type of formatting scaled format. I expect most people would understand what I meant.
> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of Charles Mills > Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2013 1:24 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: OT - What is the proper term for "K" notation? > > No, no one is answering the question I tried to ask. Sorry if I was unclear. > > I am NOT asking "what is the difference between kilo and kibi?" or "is it > right > to refer to 1024 as 1K?" or anything like that. > > I am asking what you CALL that KIND of notation. > > If my program outputs numbers as 1234 and 4560000 but your program > outputs the same values as 1.234K and 4.56M, what would you call the > *format* that your program uses? Your program outputs numbers in ______ > notation. Mine OTOH outputs numbers in _____ notation. > > Perhaps "powers of 1000 notation." Any term more compact than that that > could be used as a control statement option? > > Charles > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of Elardus Engelbrecht > Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2013 12:21 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: OT - What is the proper term for "K" notation? > > Charles Mills wrote: > > >...ultra-precise word jockeys here. > > ...have already discussed 1001 times on IBM-MAIN and posted/refered in > IBM-MAIN this: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_prefix#IEC_standard_prefixes > > There you will learn about kibi and friends. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
