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A '''million''' is a large number represented as 1,000,000 and is equivalent to one [[thousand]] thousands (1000 <big>[[multiplication|<math>\times</math>]]</big> 1000). It is represented in scientific notation as 10<sup>6</sup>.
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A '''million''' is a large number represented as 1,000,000 and is equivalent to one [[thousand]] thousands (1000 <big>[[multiplication|<math>\times</math>]]</big> 1000). It is represented in [[scientific notation]] as 10<sup>6</sup>.
  
 
As a scale factor in units of measurement, a million is represented by the prefix '''mega'''.
 
As a scale factor in units of measurement, a million is represented by the prefix '''mega'''.

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A million is a large number represented as 1,000,000 and is equivalent to one thousand thousands (1000 1000). It is represented in scientific notation as 106.

As a scale factor in units of measurement, a million is represented by the prefix mega.

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