Wikipedia: Mega

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Mega is a prefix in the SI system of units denoting 1 000 000. "M" is the common abbreviation for mega. One megatonne (a unit often used in measuring the power of nuclear weapons) is thus 1000000 tons.

Mega is a prefix in the SI system of units denoting 1 000 000. "M" is the SI abbreviation for mega. One megatonne (a unit often used in measuring the power of nuclear weapons) is thus 1000000 tons.

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Note that in computer science mega can sometimes stand for 1048576 (2²⁰), not 1000000, especially when used in conjunction with the byte.