kΩ\text{k}\Omega

kiloohm

Resistanceexact by definition

The kiloohm is one thousand ohms. Most resistors in signal electronics sit in this decade: pull-ups, bias networks, op-amp feedback pairs and voltage dividers are usually specified in kilohms because the resulting currents are small enough to ignore thermally. The factor of 1000 is exact, being an SI prefix.

1 kΩ\text{k}\Omega 1,000 Ω\Omega

One kiloohm in every resistance unit

1,000,000,000,000nanoohm (nΩ)
1,000,000,000microohm (μΩ)
1,000,000milliohm (mΩ)
1,000ohm (Ω)
1kiloohm (kΩ)this unit
0.001megaohm (MΩ)
0.000001gigaohm (GΩ)
1.00000e-09teraohm (TΩ)