<p>There is a prefix for 10000, <em>myria</em>, though it is not part of the SI standard and has effectively been deprecated.  But this means that it is ripe for reuse.  So a myriasatoshi (myria or myrisat for short, I guess) would be 10<sup>-4</sup> bitcoins.</p>

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2012-12-19T20:16:59.227Z
Well, until someone comes up with a nicer name, I guess we'll have to make it do with this one...
o0'.
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'Myria' is no doubt based on the Greek word 'myriad'. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myriad so that is actually a pretty good word for 10,000. A myriad of Satoshi could be abbreviated and anglicised to a 'miri' or 'mirisat'.
jim618
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2012-12-19T21:01:27.760Z
So that would be: 1 milli = 10 miri.Hmm they sound a bit too similar when you say them out loud.
jim618
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2012-12-21T00:12:33.357Z
I really like this.
Colin Dean
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2012-12-21T00:42:56.877Z
@ColinDean - I like it less than I might given that Japanese does not have distinct r and l consonants.  That's also why I didn't drop the trailing a.
Rex Kerr
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2012-12-28T12:26:58.113Z
Just calling them "**myr**" might be cool enough to catch...
o0'.
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Rex Kerr
<p>Well, a thousand grams is a kilogram.   A thousand sats (Satoshis) is <a href="http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=8282.msg932168#msg932168" rel="nofollow">a kilosat</a>.  So 10,000 sats would be ten kilosats.   Maybe that would work.</p>

<p>This assumes when that is needed we are moving away from fractions of a bitcoin and moving towards multiples of Satoshis.</p>

<p>There was also <a href="http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=8282.msg121247#msg121247" rel="nofollow">proposal</a> to call it a milray.  And a number of votes were cast for calling it a lilbit (as in Littlebit).</p>

<p>When a name is found, the <a href="http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/FAQ#What_do_I_call_the_various_denominations_of_bitcoins.3F" rel="nofollow">entry for it in the FAQ</a> should get updated.</p>

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Stephen Gornick
<p>One satoshi is 1e-8 bitcoins. Given that, it appears to me very convenient to have a name for 1e-4 bitcoins, and I'm wondering if someone already proposed or started using a name for that.</p>

<p><em>(the SI doesn't have a name for that, being m=1e-3 and µ=1e-6...)</em></p>

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2012-12-14T21:46:16.197Z
That makes sense.  We have millibits (10e-3), but no name yet for the thing where 1 millibit = 10 something else.
Stephen Gornick
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2012-12-15T15:43:12.357Z
I fixed the notation in the question. It's either 10^(-8) or 1e-8, not 10e-8.
Meni Rosenfeld
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2012-12-20T03:08:14.447Z
On a related note, these two are my suggestions; (1) using single currency symbol; subfix / superfix 1, 2, 3 to distinguish among micro / mega units. (2) get two symbols approved; B & b. BTC 0.1=1b100; 0.003=1b3; 0.00004=2b40; 0.000000009=3b9; 1234=1B1.234; 5670000=2B5.67
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Is there a proposed name for 1e-4 bitcoins?
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# Is there a proposed name for 1e-4 bitcoins?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-12-14)

One satoshi is 1e-8 bitcoins. Given that, it appears to me very convenient to have a name for 1e-4 bitcoins, and I'm wondering if someone already proposed or started using a name for that.

*(the SI doesn't have a name for that, being m=1e-3 and µ=1e-6...)*

**Tags:** terminology, divisibility

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: That makes sense.  We have millibits (10e-3), but no name yet for the thing where 1 millibit = 10 something else.  
> **username_2**: I fixed the notation in the question. It's either 10^(-8) or 1e-8, not 10e-8.  
> **username_3**: On a related note, these two are my suggestions; (1) using single currency symbol; subfix / superfix 1, 2, 3 to distinguish among micro / mega units. (2) get two symbols approved; B & b. BTC 0.1=1b100; 0.003=1b3; 0.00004=2b40; 0.000000009=3b9; 1234=1B1.234; 5670000=2B5.67  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2012-12-19. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

There is a prefix for 10000, *myria*, though it is not part of the SI standard and has effectively been deprecated. But this means that it is ripe for reuse. So a myriasatoshi (myria or myrisat for short, I guess) would be 10-4 bitcoins.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Well, until someone comes up with a nicer name, I guess we'll have to make it do with this one...  
> **username_5**: 'Myria' is no doubt based on the Greek word 'myriad'. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myriad so that is actually a pretty good word for 10,000. A myriad of Satoshi could be abbreviated and anglicised to a 'miri' or 'mirisat'.  
> **username_5**: So that would be: 1 milli = 10 miri.Hmm they sound a bit too similar when you say them out loud.  
> **username_6**: I really like this.  
> **username_4**: @ColinDean - I like it less than I might given that Japanese does not have distinct r and l consonants.  That's also why I didn't drop the trailing a.  
> **username_0**: Just calling them "**myr**" might be cool enough to catch...  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2012-12-14. Score: 2

Well, a thousand grams is a kilogram. A thousand sats (Satoshis) is [a kilosat](http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=8282.msg932168#msg932168). So 10,000 sats would be ten kilosats. Maybe that would work.

This assumes when that is needed we are moving away from fractions of a bitcoin and moving towards multiples of Satoshis.

There was also [proposal](http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=8282.msg121247#msg121247) to call it a milray. And a number of votes were cast for calling it a lilbit (as in Littlebit).

When a name is found, the [entry for it in the FAQ](http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/FAQ#What_do_I_call_the_various_denominations_of_bitcoins.3F) should get updated.


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