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Also known as 10^-6, µ, micro-

Micro (Greek letter μ, mu, non-italic) is a unit prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of one millionth (10−6). It comes from the Greek word (), meaning "small".

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"Micro" is a metric system prefix that means one millionth of something, represented by the Greek letter μ. It matters because it allows scientists and engineers to conveniently express and work with very small measurements, from micrometers in biology to microseconds in computing.

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μ
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(discouraged)

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numeric value
0.000001
unit symbol
μ
time of discovery or invention
1873-00-00
Commons category
Micro
NCI Thesaurus ID
C48438
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