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A Dictionary of Computing | 2004 | | Copyright

mega- (symbol: M) A prefix indicating a multiple of one million (10⁶), as in megahertz and megawatt. When the binary number system is used in a structure or process (as in semiconductor RAM or ROM), the prefix then indicates a multiple of 2²⁰, i.e. 1 048 576, as in megabyte or megabit. The context usually clarifies which meaning is intended, although being numerically close the meanings are often considered more or less equivalent.

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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

mega- • comb. form 1. very large in size, extent, capacity, or amount: megalith. 2. (in units of measurement) denoting a factor of one million (10⁶): megahertz megadeath. 3. Comput. denoting a factor of 2²⁰.

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A Dictionary of Biology | 2004 | Copyright

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1. A prefix denoting large size; e.g. meganucleus, megasporangium.

2. Symbol M. A prefix used in the metric system to denote one million times. For example, 10⁶ volts = 1 megavolt (MV).

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

mega-, before a vowel meg-, comb. form of Gr. mégas great (see MAGNITUDE), as in megalithic, megaphone, megatherium XIX; similarly megal(o-), the Gr. stem, as in megalomania XIX.

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A Dictionary of Ecology | 2004 | | Copyright

mega-(M-) From the Greek megas, meaning ‘great’, a prefix meaning ‘very large’. Attached to SI units, it denotes the unit × 106.

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A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Copyright

mega-(M-) From the Greek megas meaning ‘great’, a prefix meaning ‘very large’. Attached to SI units, it denotes the unit × 10⁶.

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A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | Copyright

mega- combining form denoting
1. large size or abnormal enlargement or distension.

2. a million.

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