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Umbire the Phantom: spacing

2023-11-12T05:56:08Z

spacing

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Umbire the Phantom: really not worth being pedantic about lmao

2023-11-12T05:55:57Z

really not worth being pedantic about lmao

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	'''[[Kop]]s Make Great Theft Prevention Experts''' is a [[NetHack]]-themed [[Wikipedia:mnemonic\|mnemonic]] for prefixes from [[wikipedia:International System of Units\|SI units of measurement]] (commonly called the metric system).		'''[[Kop]]s Make Great Theft Prevention Experts''' is a ''[[NetHack]]''-themed [[Wikipedia:mnemonic\|mnemonic]] for prefixes from [[wikipedia:International System of Units\|SI units of measurement]] (commonly called the metric system).

	The mnemonic '''K'''ops '''M'''ake '''G'''reat '''T'''heft '''P'''revention '''E'''xperts is to memorise the order of of prefixes for every third power of ten from 3 to 18:		The mnemonic '''K'''ops '''M'''ake '''G'''reat '''T'''heft '''P'''revention '''E'''xperts is to memorise the order of of prefixes for every third power of ten from 3 to 18:
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	Incidentally, the mnemonic is flawed. During actual gameplay, [[Keystone Kop]]s do not appear until ''after'' [[you]] rob a [[shop]]. Thus they do not actually prevent the theft, they only react to it. The [[shopkeeper]], by blocking the door, is actually the best theft prevention expert.		{{noversion}}

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Godska: Syl

2012-11-02T15:57:07Z

Syl

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	'''[[Kop]]s Make Great Theft Prevention Experts''' is a [[~~Wikiquote~~:~~English mnemonics~~\|mnemonic]] for prefixes from SI units~~. The theme~~ of ~~this mnemonic is ''[[NetHack~~]]~~''.~~		'''[[Kop]]s Make Great Theft Prevention Experts''' is a [[NetHack]]-themed [[Wikipedia:mnemonic\|mnemonic]] for prefixes from [[wikipedia:International System of Units\|SI units of measurement]] (commonly called the metric system).

	~~An SI unit, such as a metre, gram, litre, or newton, can have a prefix attached to represent a power of ten, such as 1,000. For example, a kilometre~~ (~~km) is 1,000 metres, a megagram (Mg) is 1,000,000 grams, a gigalitre (GL~~) ~~is 1,000,000,000 litres. This has applications in computing also: a kilobyte is variably 1,000 or 1,024 bytes. (The number 1,024 is 2 to the 10th power; a megabyte would have 2 to the 20th power bytes~~.)

	The mnemonic '''K'''ops '''M'''ake '''G'''reat '''T'''heft '''P'''revention '''E'''xperts is to memorise the order of of prefixes for every third power of ten from 3 to 18:		The mnemonic '''K'''ops '''M'''ake '''G'''reat '''T'''heft '''P'''revention '''E'''xperts is to memorise the order of of prefixes for every third power of ten from 3 to 18:
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	~~The abbreviated prefix (for example~~, ~~'''k'''m for kilometer, '''M'''B for megabyte) is always uppercase, except that '''k''' for kilo- is lowercase. The mnemonic does not help here; [[Kop]]s is~~ the ~~only proper noun.~~		Incidentally, the mnemonic is flawed. During actual gameplay, [[Keystone Kop]]s do not appear until ''after'' [[you]] rob a [[shop]]. Thus they do not actually prevent the theft, they only react to it. The [[shopkeeper]], by blocking the door, is actually the best theft prevention expert.

	~~The~~ mnemonic is ~~also~~ flawed. During actual gameplay, [[Keystone Kop]]s do not appear until ''after'' [[you]] rob a [[shop]]. Thus they do not actually prevent the theft, they react to it! The [[shopkeeper]], by blocking the door, is actually the best theft prevention expert.

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Ion frigate: spelling

2012-09-10T08:35:13Z

spelling

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	'''[[Kop]]s Make Great Theft Prevention Experts''' is a [[Wikiquote:English mnemonics\|mnemonic]] for prefixes from SI units. The theme of this mnemonic is ''[[NetHack]]''.		'''[[Kop]]s Make Great Theft Prevention Experts''' is a [[Wikiquote:English mnemonics\|mnemonic]] for prefixes from SI units. The theme of this mnemonic is ''[[NetHack]]''.

	An SI unit, such as a metre, gram, litre, or newton, can have a prefix attached to represent a power of ten, such as 1,000. For example, a kilometre (km) is 1,000 metres, a megagram (Mg) is 1,000,000 grams, a gigalitre (GL) is 1,000,000,000 litres. This has applications in computing also: a kilobyte is ~~varingly~~ 1,000 or 1,024 bytes. (The number 1,024 is 2 to the 10th power; a megabyte would have 2 to the 20th power bytes.)		An SI unit, such as a metre, gram, litre, or newton, can have a prefix attached to represent a power of ten, such as 1,000. For example, a kilometre (km) is 1,000 metres, a megagram (Mg) is 1,000,000 grams, a gigalitre (GL) is 1,000,000,000 litres. This has applications in computing also: a kilobyte is variably 1,000 or 1,024 bytes. (The number 1,024 is 2 to the 10th power; a megabyte would have 2 to the 20th power bytes.)

	The mnemonic '''K'''ops '''M'''ake '''G'''reat '''T'''heft '''P'''revention '''E'''xperts is to memorise the order of of prefixes for every third power of ten from 3 to 18:		The mnemonic '''K'''ops '''M'''ake '''G'''reat '''T'''heft '''P'''revention '''E'''xperts is to memorise the order of of prefixes for every third power of ten from 3 to 18:

Paxed: prettytable

2011-01-30T12:43:03Z

prettytable

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	The mnemonic '''K'''ops '''M'''ake '''G'''reat '''T'''heft '''P'''revention '''E'''xperts is to memorise the order of of prefixes for every third power of ten from 3 to 18:		The mnemonic '''K'''ops '''M'''ake '''G'''reat '''T'''heft '''P'''revention '''E'''xperts is to memorise the order of of prefixes for every third power of ten from 3 to 18:
	{\| {{prettytable}}		{\| class="prettytable"
	\|\| '''k'''ilo- \|\| '''M'''ega- \|\| '''G'''iga- \|\| '''T'''era- \|\| '''P'''eta- \|\| '''E'''xa-		\|\| '''k'''ilo- \|\| '''M'''ega- \|\| '''G'''iga- \|\| '''T'''era- \|\| '''P'''eta- \|\| '''E'''xa-
	\|-		\|-

Shijun: recategorized to Category:Community

2006-12-29T07:08:16Z

recategorized to Category:Community

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	The mnemonic is also flawed. During actual gameplay, [[Keystone Kop]]s do not appear until ''after'' [[you]] rob a [[shop]]. Thus they do not actually prevent the theft, they react to it! The [[shopkeeper]], by blocking the door, is actually the best theft prevention expert.		The mnemonic is also flawed. During actual gameplay, [[Keystone Kop]]s do not appear until ''after'' [[you]] rob a [[shop]]. Thus they do not actually prevent the theft, they react to it! The [[shopkeeper]], by blocking the door, is actually the best theft prevention expert.

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Kernigh: It is a mnemonic for kilo-, Mega-, Giga-, Tera-, Peta-, Exa-.

2006-03-06T01:19:48Z

It is a mnemonic for kilo-, Mega-, Giga-, Tera-, Peta-, Exa-.

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'''[[Kop]]s Make Great Theft Prevention Experts''' is a [[Wikiquote:English mnemonics|mnemonic]] for prefixes from SI units. The theme of this mnemonic is ''[[NetHack]]''.

An SI unit, such as a metre, gram, litre, or newton, can have a prefix attached to represent a power of ten, such as 1,000. For example, a kilometre (km) is 1,000 metres, a megagram (Mg) is 1,000,000 grams, a gigalitre (GL) is 1,000,000,000 litres. This has applications in computing also: a kilobyte is varingly 1,000 or 1,024 bytes. (The number 1,024 is 2 to the 10th power; a megabyte would have 2 to the 20th power bytes.)

The mnemonic '''K'''ops '''M'''ake '''G'''reat '''T'''heft '''P'''revention '''E'''xperts is to memorise the order of of prefixes for every third power of ten from 3 to 18:
{| {{prettytable}}
|| '''k'''ilo- || '''M'''ega- || '''G'''iga- || '''T'''era- || '''P'''eta- || '''E'''xa-
|-
|| 103 || 106 || 109 || 1012 || 1015 || 1018
|}

The abbreviated prefix (for example, '''k'''m for kilometer, '''M'''B for megabyte) is always uppercase, except that '''k''' for kilo- is lowercase. The mnemonic does not help here; [[Kop]]s is the only proper noun.

The mnemonic is also flawed. During actual gameplay, [[Keystone Kop]]s do not appear until ''after'' [[you]] rob a [[shop]]. Thus they do not actually prevent the theft, they react to it! The [[shopkeeper]], by blocking the door, is actually the best theft prevention expert.

[[Category:Articles]]