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Although the Romans were very clever - they gave us central heating, democracy, road systems, fast food outlets and a host of other 'modern' things - there weren't a patch on the Greeks or Arabs when it came to mathematics (or, in the case of the Greeks, geometry). The problem was that their number system was very complex. based on 5s, rather than have 9 symbols and a zero as we do, and a decimal placement system as we now have, they had a complex system of using letters I, V, X, L, C, D, and M for 1,5,10,50,100,500 and 1000, with complex rules about the writing the numbers in between. They also had no symbol for zero (this was invented by the Arabs). So, when doing arithmentic, Roman numbers were cumbersome and even simple arithmetic was very difficult. When we adopted thhe Arabic system of numbers from 1 to 10, and a zero, with the 1 representing 1, 10, 100, 1000 etc depending upon its position, then arithmetic became very straightforward. So we still use Roman numbers today for simple counting (like on clock faces, or items in a list - (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) etc) but we cannot use Roman numbers when we need to do any arithmetic or more complex mathematics. So that is why the Arabic system has been adopted, not only in the Western world but virtually worldwide.
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∙ 11y agoWe don't use Roman numbers always because Hindu-Arabic numbers are the ones used globally.
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Do decimals and whole numbers use Roman numerals?
No,decimal numbers and whole numbers are not counted in Roman Numerals,ROman nUmerals are meant only for natural Numbers.
Why roman numbers are not in use?
They are impractical and we have a much better system now. Also Roman numbers are not infinite.
What is 3604262 in Roman Numerals?
We still use Roman numbers today. One place where you often see Roman numbers is on a clock face. We generally make use of less of Roman Numerals.3604262 in roman numerals is MMMDCMMMMCCLXII.
What places still use roman numerals?
they use roman numerals in films to show you when it was made but i dont know about any countries that use it
Why do you still use roman numerals now?
Some use roman numerals because some doesn't know numbers, so instead it is roman numerals.
Do decimals and whole numbers use Roman numerals?
No,decimal numbers and whole numbers are not counted in Roman Numerals,ROman nUmerals are meant only for natural Numbers.
Why roman numbers are not in use?
They are impractical and we have a much better system now. Also Roman numbers are not infinite.
What is the importanse of the roman numbers?
Roman numbers may also be used to sort the different chapters of a book,to distinguisg various pages in a book we can use roman numbers.
What is 3604262 in Roman Numerals?
We still use Roman numbers today. One place where you often see Roman numbers is on a clock face. We generally make use of less of Roman Numerals.3604262 in roman numerals is MMMDCMMMMCCLXII.
What do you use today from the roman education?
we dont stuiped
What places still use roman numerals?
they use roman numerals in films to show you when it was made but i dont know about any countries that use it
How do you use Fibonacci numbers in life?
u dont
What numbers did medieval people use?
probably roman numerals.
Why do you still use roman numerals now?
Some use roman numerals because some doesn't know numbers, so instead it is roman numerals.
What is the symbol for numbers?
# that's what i always use
What year do you use all the roman numbers to express?
1666 = MDCLXVI
Why do doctors use Roman numbers?
For accuracy and for preventing manipulating of numbers which could affect life and death.
