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stepanhruda
on May 22, 2016
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$12M stolen from 1,400 convenience store ATMs acro...
Why the hell is M 1,000? Shouldn't you use k?
MikeKusold
on May 22, 2016
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Mille is latin for 1000 and therefore the roman numeral for 1000 is `M`.
Mandatum
on May 23, 2016
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It's pretty unlikely for anyone to use a mix of roman numerals and decimals to describe.. Anything.
superdaniel
on May 24, 2016
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It's used in accounting in certain companies. It probably depends on the company culture.
josephmx
on May 22, 2016
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Mille is sometimes used (eg, CPM is Clicks Per Mille/Thousand)
speleo_engr
on May 22, 2016
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It's also sometimes used in the US for 1/1000 of a dollar for property taxes (mill levy).
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