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Thomas Dalton wrote:
2010/1/25 Veronique Kessler
<vkessler(a)wikimedia.org>rg>:
Hello,
Thanks for the comment. The "mm" signifies millions which is the
amount the timeline is representing, $6 million from 125,000
donors globally. If we were to replace it with one "m", that
would signify only $6 thousand.
See also:
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_abbreviation_of_million
"M" before the abbreviation of a unit means 1,000, but on its own
it is far more commonly used to mean 1,000,000. "m" never means
1,000 - it means 1/1,000 when used with the abbreviation of a unit,
but on its own it usually means 1,000,000 too.
I beg to differ, Thomas. It may be
an Americanism (I would have to
find a source for that), but "M" is generally understood to refer to
thousands in currency. It comes directly from the Latin "Mille".
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Cary Bass
Volunteer Coordinator, Wikimedia Foundation
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