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Yuioup
on Nov 2, 2012
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More than 1MM Facebook accounts exposed
More than 1 millimeter Facebook accounts exposed?
stack0v3erfl0w
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M the roman numeral = 1000, MM = 1000 * 1000 = 1,000,000
jahewson
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Millimetre is mm, not MM which would be "meter meter" which is nonsense. MM is actually the roman numeral for 1 million.
anonymouz
on Nov 2, 2012
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Capital M would be 'mega' as a prefix, but I think it does not exist as a unit. If you're willing to read MM as Mm, then it would be Megameter.
Your really should revisit roman numerals. MM = 2000, you have to add them, not multiply.
jahewson
on Nov 8, 2012
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Good point. So it turns out that MM is supposed to mean "thousand thousand" in the world of finance, but it is indeed not a correct roman numeral. Old school.
michaelkscott
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Actually, that's more accurate.
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