JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhy a ton, and not a megagram?message-squaremessage-square93fedilinkarrow-up1141arrow-down18
arrow-up1133arrow-down1message-squareWhy a ton, and not a megagram?JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square93fedilink
minus-squareSkinnyTimmy@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-21 year agoAlso, same issue as with MB and mb, you might confuse megagram with milligram Although that’s not really the reason, more like an argument to keep it this way
minus-squareComradeKhoumrag@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoMega is a million. Kilo is a thousand. 1024 in kilobytes comes from powers of 2 which are more natural in addressing computer memory
Also, same issue as with MB and mb, you might confuse megagram with milligram
Although that’s not really the reason, more like an argument to keep it this way
Mega mean 1024 of something right?
Mega is a million. Kilo is a thousand. 1024 in kilobytes comes from powers of 2 which are more natural in addressing computer memory