mega

Mega is a unit prefix in metric systems of units denoting a factor of one million (106 or 1000000 (number)|). It has the unit symbol M. It was confirmed for use in the International System of Units (SI) in 1960. Mega comes from .

==Common examples of usage== Megapixel: 1 million pixels in a digital camera One megatonne of TNT equivalent amounts to approx. 4 petajoules and is the approximate energy released on igniting one million tonnes of TNT. The unit is often used in measuring the explosive power of nuclear weapons. Megahertz: frequency of electromagnetic radiation for radio and television broadcasting, GSM, etc. 1 MHz = 1,000,000 Hz. Megabyte: unit of information equal to one million bytes (SI standard). Megawatt: equal to one million watts of power. It is commonly used to measure the output of power plants, as well as the power consumption of electric locomotives, data centers, and other entities that heavily consume electricity. Megadeath: (or megacorpse) is one million human deaths, usually used in reference to projected number of deaths from a nuclear explosion. The term was used by scientists and thinkers who strategized likely outcomes of all-out nuclear warfare.