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Yuioup
4974 days ago
More than 1 millimeter Facebook accounts exposed?
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jahewson
4974 days ago
Millimetre is mm, not MM which would be "meter meter" which is nonsense. MM is actually the roman numeral for 1 million.
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anonymouz
4974 days ago
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.
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jahewson
4968 days ago
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.
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stack0v3erfl0w
4974 days ago
M the roman numeral = 1000, MM = 1000 * 1000 = 1,000,000
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michaelkscott
4974 days ago
Actually, that's more accurate.
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