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Mega- (symbol M) is an SI prefix in the SI system of units denoting a factor of 106, 1,000,000 (one million). For example, 1 MW (megawatt) = 1,000,000 watts = 1,000 kilowatts. Confirmed in 1960, it comes from the Greek ?????, meaning great.[1]
Other common examples of usage
Square and cubic formsAs the SI-prefixes take precedence over exponents,
ComputingIn computing, mega- can sometimes denote 1,048,576 (220) of information units (example: a megabyte, a megaword), but can denote 1,000,000 (106) of other quantities, for example, transfer rates: 1 megabit/s = 1,000,000 bit/s. The prefix mebi- has been suggested as a prefix for 220 to avoid ambiguity, but is yet to be widely used. See alsoReferencesExternal linksbr:Mega ca:Mega cs:Mega da:Mega- et:Mega- es:Mega eo:Mega fa:??? fr:Méga gl:Mega ko:?? hi:????- it:Mega he:??????? ?????? ??????? ?????????? ka:????... ku:Mega mk:???? nl:Mega (voorvoegsel) ja:?? no:Mega nn:Mega nds:Mega pl:Mega pt:Mega ksh:Mega sk:Mega sl:Mega sr:???? fi:Mega sv:Mega vi:Mêga Source: Wikipedia | The above article is available under the GNU FDL. | Edit this article
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