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		GotAnyMegadeth on Jan 3, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: NSA seeks to build quantum computer that could cra... Sorry, slightly off topic, but why do people sometimes put $80M and sometimes $80MM? What is the difference? Thanks

beagle3 on Jan 3, 2014 [–]

mm and bn are standard financial notation for million and billion. M and B are used by everyone else.

GotAnyMegadeth on Jan 3, 2014 | [–]

Thanks. I think I'm going to start using £10M and £10G

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