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> Pretty standard/common practice. It's a common practise, but it's not a standard AFAIK. It's from latin mille which means 1000, so M=1000, and MM=1000000. U
by cabalamat 15y ago
> Pretty standard/common practice.
It's a common practise, but it's not a standard AFAIK. It's from latin mille which means 1000, so M=1000, and MM=1000000.
Unfortunately there is also a much more widely used international standard where k=1000 and M=1000000, so the M/MM forms are to say the least, confusing, and ought to be scrapped.
- swombat 15y agoOn the other hand, I've never seen anyone use 10M to mean 10k, so there doesn't seem to be any actual confusion caused by this. 1000 = k 1000000 = either m or M or MM
- rmc 15y agoIt's a common practise That's the definition of a standard in the English language. but it's not a standard AFAIK There are no English Language standardisation bodies.