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M

M

43 1.0
A letter used to show the number one thousand in Roman numerals
  • noun
translation icon : mil
  • For the purposes of the project, we used M to illustrate the number one thousand.

Examples

  • This is one way to write M * A = B.

  • The J goes from one to M OK.

  • Now we have to go from M to T so.

  • So we say it's one if M is equal to north plus one.

  • The students were taught that the "I" and the "M" could be used interchangeably.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Unit 2: Kinetic and Potential Energy, baseline, M = 3.6, range 3-6; intervention, M = 8.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Pre-workshop M = 3.86, Post-workshop M = 3.92. BPGs are useful for learning about client care.

    Academic text (2017)
  • In Roman numerals, M represents one thousand.

  • The total amount was calculated as M, meaning it reached a thousand.

Synonyms

thousand
vsM
1.0

A group of 1,000 things

is used as a Roman symbol instead of the common word form
1000
vsM
1.0

A number equal to ten times one hundred

is written as a single Roman letter representing that same quantity
26 1.0

A number equal to 1,000

is represented by a Roman letter rather than spelled out in words
chiliad
vsM
  • Archaic
9.9

A group of one thousand things

is a single Roman letter used to denote that same group or count

Compounds

M-1
1 7.4

A standard U.S. military rifle used by U.S. soldiers in World War II

1 7.5

A U.S. military semiautomatic rifle used in World War II and the Korean War

immunoglobulin M
  • Specialized
6.3

An antibody found in the blood early in infection that fights germs and helps start longer protection

vitamin M
  • Archaic
3.3

A vitamin needed for making new cells and preventing anemia

Surface Forms

M singular
Ms plural

Etymology

M comes from the Latin word mille, which means 'a thousand'. So as a Roman numeral M stands for 1000, and you can remember it by thinking of words like 'mile' and 'million' that also come from the idea of many thousands.