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Latin for thousand M*M = one million

• leoedin 13y ago
  I appreciate what it represents, but that doesn't really address the reasoning behind the use. Beyond (as some people have said) "That's what accountants do", I have been completely unable to find any justification. We have a word for million, and a commonly accepted abbreviation. Why use something else?
  • aroch 13y ago
    'mm' is a commonly accepted abbreviation...What exactly are you complaining about?