What does the “M” stand for in decimal value assignment?

Question

MSDN says:

\"Without the suffix m, the number is treated as a double, thus generating a compiler error.\"

What does the \"M\" in:

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Answer 1

Well... I think "D" would be confused with double, so... they chose "M"? Maybe for "Money"? Seems a bit silly... but I couldn't find anything definitive.