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MU or Mu or mu may refer to:-

• mu (lowercase μ, uppercase Μ), a letter in the Greek alphabet.
• Mu, a supposed lost continent in the Pacific Ocean.
• mu (無) is a Japanese word important in Zen koan practice, and is sometimes used to mean "the question contains an invalid assumption".
• mu (亩), Chinese unit of area, defined in modern times as 666.6 square metres.
• the IATA code for China Eastern Airlines.
• Map unit (m.u.), used in genetics.
• Mauritius (MU) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.
• University of Missouri - Columbia (MU), "Missouri University".
• Marymount University, a small Catholic college in Arlington, VA.
• Monitor unit (MU), a unit used in radiation therapy.
• multiple unit (MU), such as a rail diesel car.
• University of Mumbai (MU) formerly called the University of Bombay.
• Mu-metal, an alloy used for screening magnetic fields.
• A MMORPG game Mu Online.
• A Japanese rocket, Mu (rocket).
• The Isuzu MU, a 2-Door Sports 4WD released in Japan.
• The Mirror Universe (MU), the dark alternate universe of Star Trek.
• Mu river in Sagaing province in Myanmar.
• Mu is a mountain in the south edge of Beja district in Portugal, at (37° 22' N, 8° 5' W).
• Mu is the atomic symbol for the exotic element muonium.

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

• The SI prefix micro.
• The micron, old name for micrometre (10 m).
• In physics, the friction coefficient, mobility, and permeability.
• In particle physics, μ denotes the muon, μ the anti-muon and ν_μ the muon-neutrino.
• In electronics, the mutual gain of a vacuum tube.
• The arithmetic mean of a statistical population.

Mu is also the family name of:

• Mu Dan, renowned modern Chinese poet and translator.
• Mu Qi, Chinese painter.

And see mew.

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