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Re:Show HN: Review healthcare.gov plan prices in 1 click rat... by fletchowns on Friday November 01, 2013 @04:43PM (#6656261)
MM, sure. mm, however, is millimeters.
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Re:Show HN: Review healthcare.gov plan prices in 1 click rat... by wtvanhest on Friday November 01, 2013 @09:35PM (#6657720)
its done in finance sometimes and the thought behind it is m = 1000, so multiply 1000 by 1000 and you get 1,000,000.

Personally I hate that notation and use capital M whenever given the opportunity. I feel like it used to show superiority or present another barrier to people outside of finance looking in.

a millimeter is = to 1000 micrometers.

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Re:Show HN: Review healthcare.gov plan prices in 1 click rat... by anonymoushn on Friday November 01, 2013 @10:37PM (#6657886)
150 mega-megadollars??
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