Roman numerals
Appearance
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Rouman numerals, the numeric seestem uised in auncient Roum, employs combinations o letters frae the Laitin alphabet tae signify values. The nummers 1 tae 10 can be expressed in Roman numerals as follaes:
- I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X.
The Roman numeral seestem is a cousin o Etruscan numerals. Uise o Roman numerals continued efter the decline o the Roman Empire. Frae the 14t century on, Roman numerals began tae be replaced in maist contexts bi mair convenient Hindu-Arabic numerals; however this process wis gradual, an the uise o Roman numerals in some minor applications continues tae this day.
Readin Roman numerals
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"2024" as a Roman numeral |
Roman Numerals, as uised theday, are based on seven seembols:[1]
Symbol | Value |
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I | 1 |
V | 5 |
X | 10 |
L | 50 |
C | 100 |
D | 500 |
M | 1,000 |
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Alphabetic symbols for larger numbers, such as Q for 500,000, have also been used to sindry degrees of standardization.Gordon, Arthur E. (1982). Illustrated Introduction to Latin Epigraphy. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 0520050797.