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In [[scientific notation]], it is written as 10<sup>6</sup>.<ref>Wells, D. ''The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers'' London: Penguin Group. (1987): 185. "1,000,000 = 10<sup>6</sup>"</ref> [[Physical quantity|Physical quantities]] can also be expressed using the [[SI prefix]] [[mega]], when dealing with [[SI]] units. For example, 1 [[megawatt]] equals 1,000,000 [[watt]]s. |
In [[scientific notation]], it is written as 10<sup>6</sup>.<ref>Wells, D. ''The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers'' London: Penguin Group. (1987): 185. "1,000,000 = 10<sup>6</sup>"</ref> [[Physical quantity|Physical quantities]] can also be expressed using the [[SI prefix]] [[mega]], when dealing with [[SI]] units. For example, 1 [[megawatt]] equals 1,000,000 [[watt]]s. |
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The million is sometimes used in the [[English language]] as a [[metaphor]] for a very large number, as in "Never in a million years" and "You're one in a million", or a [[hyperbole]], as in "I've walked a million miles". ''[[Il Milione]]'' is the title of [[Marco Polo]]'s narration of his travel to [[China]]. The name is supposed to come from Polo's nickname after his tales of riches and multitudes. |
The [http://www.millionsecrets.com million is sometimes used in the [[English language]] as a [[metaphor]] for a very large number, as in "Never in a million years" and "You're one in a million", or a [[hyperbole]], as in "I've walked a million miles". ''[[Il Milione]]'' is the title of [[Marco Polo]]'s narration of his travel to [[China]]. The name is supposed to come from Polo's nickname after his tales of riches and multitudes. |
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The word "million" is common to the [[long and short scales|short scale]] and [[long and short scales|long scale]] numbering systems (and also to the proposed [[Rowlett numbering system]]), unlike the larger numbers, which have different names in the two systems. |
The word "million" is common to the [[long and short scales|short scale]] and [[long and short scales|long scale]] numbering systems (and also to the proposed [[Rowlett numbering system]]), unlike the larger numbers, which have different names in the two systems. |
List of numbers -
Integers | |
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Cardinal | One million |
Ordinal | One millionth |
Factorization | 26 · 56 |
Roman numeral | |
Unicode representation of Roman numeral |
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Binary | 11110100001001000000 |
Hexadecimal | F4240 |
One million (1,000,000), or one thousand thousand, is the natural number following 999,999 and preceding 1,000,001.
In scientific notation, it is written as 106. [1] Physical quantities can also be expressed using the SI prefix mega, when dealing with SI units. For example, 1 megawatt equals 1,000,000 watts.
The million is sometimes used in the English language as a metaphor for a very large number, as in "Never in a million years" and "You're one in a million", or a hyperbole, as in "I've walked a million miles". Il Milione is the title of Marco Polo's narration of his travel to China. The name is supposed to come from Polo's nickname after his tales of riches and multitudes.
The word "million" is common to the short scale and long scale numbering systems (and also to the proposed Rowlett numbering system), unlike the larger numbers, which have different names in the two systems.
The name is derived from Italian, where mille was 1,000, and 1,000,000 became milione, "a large thousand".
In standard English, the -lli- in million is pronounced with an l-sound followed by a y-glide. However, as other languages use a fully palatalized 'l' in this word (such as Italian spells by 'gl'), some English-speakers have picked up this pronunciation, which does not occur elsewhere in the English language but in words of this model.
This word is the most common of words ending in -lion. In American English this can cause spelling confusion due to its double 'll' while words like 'vermilion', 'pavilion', etc. are spelled with a single 'l'. This is not helped by the fact that it does not have a distinct pronunciation.
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In [[scientific notation]], it is written as 10<sup>6</sup>.<ref>Wells, D. ''The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers'' London: Penguin Group. (1987): 185. "1,000,000 = 10<sup>6</sup>"</ref> [[Physical quantity|Physical quantities]] can also be expressed using the [[SI prefix]] [[mega]], when dealing with [[SI]] units. For example, 1 [[megawatt]] equals 1,000,000 [[watt]]s. |
In [[scientific notation]], it is written as 10<sup>6</sup>.<ref>Wells, D. ''The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers'' London: Penguin Group. (1987): 185. "1,000,000 = 10<sup>6</sup>"</ref> [[Physical quantity|Physical quantities]] can also be expressed using the [[SI prefix]] [[mega]], when dealing with [[SI]] units. For example, 1 [[megawatt]] equals 1,000,000 [[watt]]s. |
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The million is sometimes used in the [[English language]] as a [[metaphor]] for a very large number, as in "Never in a million years" and "You're one in a million", or a [[hyperbole]], as in "I've walked a million miles". ''[[Il Milione]]'' is the title of [[Marco Polo]]'s narration of his travel to [[China]]. The name is supposed to come from Polo's nickname after his tales of riches and multitudes. |
The [http://www.millionsecrets.com million is sometimes used in the [[English language]] as a [[metaphor]] for a very large number, as in "Never in a million years" and "You're one in a million", or a [[hyperbole]], as in "I've walked a million miles". ''[[Il Milione]]'' is the title of [[Marco Polo]]'s narration of his travel to [[China]]. The name is supposed to come from Polo's nickname after his tales of riches and multitudes. |
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The word "million" is common to the [[long and short scales|short scale]] and [[long and short scales|long scale]] numbering systems (and also to the proposed [[Rowlett numbering system]]), unlike the larger numbers, which have different names in the two systems. |
The word "million" is common to the [[long and short scales|short scale]] and [[long and short scales|long scale]] numbering systems (and also to the proposed [[Rowlett numbering system]]), unlike the larger numbers, which have different names in the two systems. |
List of numbers -
Integers | |
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Cardinal | One million |
Ordinal | One millionth |
Factorization | 26 · 56 |
Roman numeral | |
Unicode representation of Roman numeral |
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Binary | 11110100001001000000 |
Hexadecimal | F4240 |
One million (1,000,000), or one thousand thousand, is the natural number following 999,999 and preceding 1,000,001.
In scientific notation, it is written as 106. [1] Physical quantities can also be expressed using the SI prefix mega, when dealing with SI units. For example, 1 megawatt equals 1,000,000 watts.
The million is sometimes used in the English language as a metaphor for a very large number, as in "Never in a million years" and "You're one in a million", or a hyperbole, as in "I've walked a million miles". Il Milione is the title of Marco Polo's narration of his travel to China. The name is supposed to come from Polo's nickname after his tales of riches and multitudes.
The word "million" is common to the short scale and long scale numbering systems (and also to the proposed Rowlett numbering system), unlike the larger numbers, which have different names in the two systems.
The name is derived from Italian, where mille was 1,000, and 1,000,000 became milione, "a large thousand".
In standard English, the -lli- in million is pronounced with an l-sound followed by a y-glide. However, as other languages use a fully palatalized 'l' in this word (such as Italian spells by 'gl'), some English-speakers have picked up this pronunciation, which does not occur elsewhere in the English language but in words of this model.
This word is the most common of words ending in -lion. In American English this can cause spelling confusion due to its double 'll' while words like 'vermilion', 'pavilion', etc. are spelled with a single 'l'. This is not helped by the fact that it does not have a distinct pronunciation.