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Posted by Roy L. Fuchs on 10/04/35 11:36
On Wed, 04 Jan 2006 20:48:56 GMT, Justin <nospam@insightbb.com> Gave
us:
>Roy L Fuchs wrote on [Wed, 04 Jan 2006 20:42:47 GMT]:
>> On 4 Jan 2006 12:28:02 -0800, "NYC XYZ" <jack_foreigner@yahoo.com>
>> Gave us:
>>
>>>Roy L. Fuchs wrote:
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>>>> In the industrial world "M" is one million. It is the abbreviation
>>>> for Mega, not mille. mill is a small m and stands for one thousandth.
>>>> k stands for kilo and is one thousand.
>>>
>>>
>>>Sure, in the computer world as well (generally "MB," though).
>>>
>>>Mille is Latin for a thousand. This is what printers go by.
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>> We ALL use the METRIC system these days. So do DISC "publishers"
>>
>> I'd bet that book publisher do as well.
>>
>> Little m is mille or 1/1000.
>
>milli
Thank you. I got thrown off by an apparent english tart that
doesn't even know the metric system.
Been to the theatre lately? :-]
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