From the Italian, "Mille Miliga" means 'thousand miles'.
(Pronounced, "Me-la Me-le-ah")
k = thousand, e.g.: 100km for 100 kilimeters
m = thousandth, e.g.: 35mm for 35 millimeters
M = from the Italian, is the confusion. e.g.: M = mille = 1000
MM = is one thousand thousand, or 1,000,000
In Europe, there is no 'billion'; 'thousand million' is used.
Then again, in the oil business, MCF = thousand cubic feet
and MMBO is million barrels of oil.
There is no standard except for variance. :-P
> The Economist (magazine), for one, uses m to represent one million.
> MM seems a sensible notation to add the additional 000 to 1,000. I
have
> not seen it used in any context before. It is clear and easy to use
too.
> Bob
> > > M = 1,000
> > > m = 1,000,000
> > industry, M is 1,000, and MM is 1,000,000.
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