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Pronunciation

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Prefix

 * 1)  Very large, great.
 * 2) In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by one million (106.) SI Symbol: M.
 * 3)  Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 220 (= 1,048,576, the binary number closest to a million). Computing symbol: Mi.
 * 4)  Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 210 &times; 103 (= 1,024,000, the binary round number closest to a million).
 * 5)  Really, very, uber-, super-.

Usage notes

 * Because the meaning "220" is in conflict with the meaning "one million" used with SI units, the alternative mebi- has been proposed and promulgated as an international standard, with Mi as its symbol.

Synonyms

 * , megal-
 * meg-

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Related terms

 * (adjective)

Translations

 * Belarusian: мега-
 * Catalan:
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish:, jätti-
 * Galician:
 * Georgian: მეგა-
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: מֶגָה, מֶגָ־
 * Indonesian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: mega-
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:


 * Belarusian: мега-
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish: mega-
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * Georgian: მეგა-
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: מֶגָה, מג־ (méga־)
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido: mega-
 * Indonesian: mega-
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 메가-
 * Latvian: mega-
 * Malay:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Slovak: mega-
 * Slovene: mega-
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Thai: เมกะ-
 * Turkish: mega-


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