Posted by Justin on 01/11/36 11:36

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

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