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    milli- (symbol m) is a prefix in the SI and other systems of units denoting a factor of 10−3, or 1/1,000. Origin- Adopted in 1795, the prefix comes from the Latin mille, meaning one thousand (the plural is milia) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - milli- In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, one-thousandth of the unit to which it is prefixed; that is, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10-3. Symbol: m Example: milligram thousand; one-thousandth Example: millipede
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