Mille is latin for 1000 and therefore the roman numeral for 1000 is `M`. | Hacker News

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MikeKusold on May 22, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: $12M stolen from 1,400 convenience store ATMs acro...

Mille is latin for 1000 and therefore the roman numeral for 1000 is `M`.

Mandatum on May 23, 2016 [–]

It's pretty unlikely for anyone to use a mix of roman numerals and decimals to describe.. Anything.

superdaniel on May 24, 2016 | [–]

It's used in accounting in certain companies. It probably depends on the company culture.

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