Difference between mass moment of inertia and second moment of area

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Hello i have known moment of inertia to be kg mm2 i.e. the product of mass and distance but i was looking at the euler buckling formula and it has moment of inertia in it which has units of mm4.whats the differnece between the two inertias.please help
 
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