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Why the hell is M 1,000? Shouldn't you use k?

• josephmx 10y ago
  Mille is sometimes used (eg, CPM is Clicks Per Mille/Thousand)
• MikeKusold 10y ago
  Mille is latin for 1000 and therefore the roman numeral for 1000 is `M`.
  • Mandatum 10y ago
    It's pretty unlikely for anyone to use a mix of roman numerals and decimals to describe.. Anything.
    • superdaniel 10y ago
      It's used in accounting in certain companies. It probably depends on the company culture.
• deleted 10y ago
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• planteen 10y ago
  It's also sometimes used in the US for 1/1000 of a dollar for property taxes (mill levy).