Definition:Metric System/Scaling Prefixes/mega-
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Definition
mega- is the Système Internationale d'Unités metric scaling prefix denoting a multiplier of $10^6$.
Symbol
- $\mathrm M$
The Système Internationale d'Unités symbol for the metric scaling prefix mega, denoting $10^{\, 6 }$, is $\mathrm { M }$.
Its $\LaTeX$ code is \mathrm {M} .
Sources
- 1989: Ephraim J. Borowski and Jonathan M. Borwein: Dictionary of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): mega-
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): mega-
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): mega-
- 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): mega-