Also known as M, mega prefix, mega SI prefix, M-, mega-
Mega is a unit prefix in metric systems of units denoting a factor of one million (106 or 1000000 (number)|). It has the unit symbol M. It was confirmed for use in the International System of Units (SI) in 1960. Mega comes from .
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Mega is a metric prefix meaning one million times, represented by the symbol "M" — so a megabyte is one million bytes, for example. It was officially adopted in 1960 as part of the International System of Units, making it a standard way to express large quantities across science, technology, and everyday measurements.
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- unit symbol
- М
- numeric value
- 1000000
- Commons category
- Mega
- time of discovery or invention
- 1873-00-00
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C54653
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