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What is the advantage of the Roman numeral system?

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A 0 symbol is not needed to carry out calculations in the Roman numeral system.

Whereas in the Hindu-Arabic numeral system a 0 symbol is essential to carry out calculations.

The Romans would have used an abacus counting device to make any intricate calculations.

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