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re: Recently I've noticed a lot of people putting the dollar sign after the number
Posted on 7/28/16 at 3:32 pm to Korkstand
Posted on 7/28/16 at 3:32 pm to Korkstand
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In Roman numerals, MM is 2,000
Sure, but that is not the use these days at all.
MMBtu is always 1,000,000 Btu. And mscf is 1,000 standard cubic feet. I think it's a natural gas industry thing. But aside from that I see K for thousand (kilo) more than M which can be thousand or million depending on context. And never KK for million or KKK for billion (except in Alabama).
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Posted on 7/28/16 at 3:45 pm to Tigris
quote:I know, I'm trying to say that the way it's used is based on a piss-poor decision made by someone long ago. Like what was the thought process?
Sure, but that is not the use these days at all.
"Hey, we write a lot of big numbers, let's knock off 3 digits and replace with an M for thousands. Get it? Like the Romans? I'm a fricking genius."
Next day:
"Hey, genius, I'd like to abbreviate millions now."
"frick."
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