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by jahewson 4978 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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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.

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.