They are relatively easy to chisel into stone.
there not confusing to read or wright
It is Good Friday and today's date is April 22 2011 which in Roman numerals is IV-XXII-MMXI
The equivalent of 100 as a Roman numeral is C
Well, isn't that a lovely question! Roman numerals can be a bit tricky, but let's break it down together. "xxvmmxii" translates to the year 2012 in our regular number system. Each Roman numeral represents a different value, and when you put them together like this, you get a special date to explore and appreciate.
Orginally the cave men used tallies to count, and then the Romans tried to improve that system so they made Roman numerals. Roman numerals were a good system for a while, but it would take the people forever just to decipher the numbers; let alone add them. Finally, the Arabs created the number system that we use today. It is based on tens........10,20,30,40,50,60,70, etc......
there not confusing to read or wright
It is Good Friday and today's date is April 22 2011 which in Roman numerals is IV-XXII-MMXI
The equivalent of 100 as a Roman numeral is C
MDCCCXCVII good luck on what ever you want for the answer :)
Well, isn't that a lovely question! Roman numerals can be a bit tricky, but let's break it down together. "xxvmmxii" translates to the year 2012 in our regular number system. Each Roman numeral represents a different value, and when you put them together like this, you get a special date to explore and appreciate.
Orginally the cave men used tallies to count, and then the Romans tried to improve that system so they made Roman numerals. Roman numerals were a good system for a while, but it would take the people forever just to decipher the numbers; let alone add them. Finally, the Arabs created the number system that we use today. It is based on tens........10,20,30,40,50,60,70, etc......
You'll see a lot of Roman Numerals in Chemistry. When naming compounds, you'll need to know the difference between Iron (IV) Carbonate and Iron (II) Carbonate, for example. In plays, often acts and scenes are organized with Roman Numerals. (Act III, Scene I). And, in all honesty, lots of people will use Roman Numerals just to make something look fancier. Its typically a good idea to know at least the first five roman numerals off the top of your head.
Roman Numerals are a part of the structure of a good outline. They also help identify Super Bowls.
You'll see a lot of Roman Numerals in Chemistry. When naming compounds, you'll need to know the difference between Iron (IV) Carbonate and Iron (II) Carbonate, for example. In plays, often acts and scenes are organized with Roman Numerals. (Act III, Scene I). And, in all honesty, lots of people will use Roman Numerals just to make something look fancier. Its typically a good idea to know at least the first five roman numerals off the top of your head.
Because the ancient Latin language is still being used today and Roman numerals are the numerical aspect of the Latin language which was once spoken by the ancient Romans. Further many children learn roman numerals in elementary or high school. Using Roman numerals can be well used for marketing purposes. For example Event III can seem more impressive than Event 3. Using roman numerals are good for enumerating lists without using digits. They are often used in multi-level lists.
DCD is not a valid representation in Roman numerals. In Roman numerals, D represents 500, C represents 100, and DCD doesn't make any sense. It's like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole - it just ain't gonna work, honey.
I. Base 10 II. Served as a basis to 'start' East Indian Mathematics which eventually fed to the Arabs that invented/discovered zero. III. Similar in structure to Greek acrophonic, Etruscan, Southern Arabic and Sumerian systems (i.e. Systems of type A2)