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Mu (letter)

Mu (Μ μ) is the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet and has a numeric value of 40.

The lower-case letter μ is used as the symbol for:

The SI prefix micro-, which represents one millionth, or 10^-6.
Formerly, the micron, an old unit corresponding to the micrometer.

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