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Roman Numerals
Questions and answers related to the symbols used by the ancient Romans to represent numbers. These include the numerals: I, V, X, L, C, D and M.
14,167 Questions
What is LCI in roman numerals?
In Roman numerals, LCI represents 50 + 100 + 1, which equals 151. The Roman numeral system uses letters to represent numbers, with I representing 1, C representing 100, and L representing 50. When these letters are combined, they are added together to determine the total value represented by the Roman numeral.
What does 1234567891011121314151617181920 represent in roman numerals?
M[x1234567891011121314151617181]CMXX. There is no symbol larger than M, meaning 1000, so yes, its a very large numeral.
Put in order least to greatest 0.33 0.033 0.03?
Alright, buckle up, buttercup. Let's get this straight: 0.03 is the smallest because it's basically 0.03 with some extra zeros hanging around. Next up, we have 0.033, a smidge bigger than 0.03 but still not as cool as the last one. Finally, we have 0.33 strutting in like it owns the place, being the biggest of the bunch. Hope that clears things up for ya!
What are similarities between Mayan number system and Hindu Arabic number system?
There are many reasons why the Mayan and the Hindu Arabic number systems are different some of these are why.
The Mayan number System has a place value and a non place value system and the Hindu Arabic number system has a place value system.
Their based numbers are different, the Mayans is 20 and the Hindu Arabic is 10.
The Mayan number system only has three symbols, and the Hindu Arabic number system has up to ten symbols including the zero.
Hindu Arabic number system reads or makes it from left to right on the Mayan number system you make or read it from top to bottom.
The Mayans also didn't have the concept of fraction
The similarities are that both number systems have a symbol for zero and that both number systems could do addition and subtraction even if it was difficult in the Mayan system
What are the disadvantages of the Hindu-Arabic number system?
The main disadvantages of the Hindu-Arabic number system is its inability to give an exact value to irrational numbers such as: pi, surds, recurring decimals and even infinity itself.
What is the real answer for what is one quadrillion in roman numerals?
Honey, one quadrillion in Roman numerals is like trying to count all the wrinkles on my face - impossible. Roman numerals only go up to M (which is 1,000), so anything beyond that is just a big ol' headache. Stick to regular numbers if you want to keep your sanity, trust me.
What time is it when the big hand is on the 6 and the little hand is on the7?
When the big hand is on the 6 and the little hand is on the 7, it is 6:35. The big hand represents minutes, and the little hand represents hours. The big hand is on the 6, indicating 30 minutes, and it has moved an additional 5 minutes past the 6, making it 35 minutes past the hour. The little hand is on the 7, indicating 7 o'clock.
What is the roman numerals for 25 million?
Oh, dude, you're asking me to do math? Like, really? Fine, fine. The Roman numerals for 25 million are... drumroll... XXV, followed by six M's for the million part. So, XXVMMMMMM. There you go, now you can impress all your friends with that useless knowledge.
Oh, dude, like, 94 in Roman numerals is XCIV. So, the X is like 10, the C is 100, and the IV is 4. Put 'em together and you get XCIV. It's like the OG way of doing math, ancient style.
Under today's modern rules now governing the Roman numeral system the equivalent of 249 when converted into Roman numerals is now considered to be CCXLIX which does not lend itself quite easily to arithmetical operations but there exist credible evidence to suggest that the ancient Romans would have carried out the requested calculations as follows:-
MDCCLXXVI+ICCL = MMXXV => 1776+(250-1) = 2025
MDCCLXXVI+CCXXXXVIIII = MMXXV => 1776+249 = 2025
MDCCLXXVI-ICCL = MDXXVII => 1776-(250-1) = 1527
MDCCLXXVI-CCXXXXVIIII = MDXXVII => 1776-249 = 1527
Note that in mathematics -(250-1) becomes -250+1 or as 1-250
The above calculations were fairly simple and straight forward to work out but for more complicated calculations the Romans would make use of an abacus calculating device.
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What are 26 facts about the now defunct system of Roman numerals from A to Z?
1 An abacus counting device was once used to work out Roman numerals
2 Brackets were used to increase their values
3 C is the equivalent of 100
4 Dollar bills have Roman numerals on them in the form of MDCCLXXVI
5 Etruscans conceived this system of numeracy and they once ruled the Romans
6 Four was never IV for 4 for fear of offending the Roman god Jupiter
7 Gregorian calendar was introduced in MDLXXXII by Pope Gregory XIII
8 Hundred thousand is the equivalent of (C)
9 I is the equivalent of one
10 Julius Caesar used Roman numerals to change the year into 12 months
11 Kings and Queens use Roman numerals in their titles
12 L stands for 50 and (L) is increased to 50,000
13 M means 1,000 and (M) means one million
14 November was once the IX month of the Roman year
15 October was once the VIII month of the Roman year
16 Prime numbers are also found in Roman numerals
17 Quadraginti is the Latin word for the Roman numerals of XXXX or XL
18 Roman numerals and their original rules were changed in the Middle Ages
19 S is the Roman numerical fraction for 1/2
20 Thirty nine is now XXXIX but once it was XXXVIIII or IXL
21 Undeviginti is the Latin word for 19 which is now XIX but should be IXX
22 V is the equivalent of 5 and (V) is equivalent to 5,000
23 Writing and calculating them are different today than in Roman times
24 X is the same as 10 and (X) is the equivalent of 10,000
25 Years are often misrepresented in Roman numerals
26 Zero is the equivalent of N meaning nought but was never needed
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What is the roles of roman numerals?
Roman numerals were fully developed during the Roman Empire, as the Roman Empire had a large amount of territory; numbers was required to measure and control the immense and vast territory. The Romans made use of Roman numerals, which was based primarily 7 letters which composed the Roman numeration, the Romans assigned values to each letter corresponding to each of the following values: I is 1, V is 5, X is 10, L is 50, C is 100, and D is 500and M is 1,000.
What are at least facts that the ancient Romans made in the field of mathematical advancement?
1 They modified the Etruscan numeral system and called it their own
2 They had a symbol for zero which was N
3 They never used the zero symbol because it wasn't needed
4 They can pride themselves that many mathematical terms are in Latin
5 They introduced weights and measures
6 They needed mathematics for navigational purposes
7 They needed mathematics for civil engineering purposes
8 They used the properties of gravity in their water viaducts
9 They gave names to distant planets and knew about astronomy
10 They introduced a 12 month year
11 They can claim that their numeracy system was most advanced at the time
12 They can claim that algebra was derived from Roman numerals
13 They introduced at the time a unified currency system
14 They needed only 1 prime number in their main 7 symbols
15 They had a secret system of numeracy that has never been decoded
16 They were military masters of geometrical formations in warfare
17 They once had a brilliant mathematician and Emperor whose name was Julius Caesar who gravely miscalculated the Ides of March
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What are two ways of adding 15 16 17 and 18 both in Roman numerals?
They are as follows:-
Method one
XV+XVI = XXXI (15)+(16) = (31)
XXXI+XVII = XLVIII (31)+(17) = (58-10)
XLVIII+IIXX = LXVI (58-10)+(20-2) = (66)
Method two
XV+XVI = XXXI (15)+(16) = (31)
XXXI+XVII = XXXXVIII (31)+(17) = (48)
XXXXVIII+XVIII = LXVI (48)+(18) = (66)
Note that for more complicated calculations the Romans would have made use of an abacus counting mechanism which today is equivalent to a calculator.
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With great difficulty because the way we write out Roman numerals today differs in many ways in the way that the Romans actually did themselves inasmuch that in accordance with today's rules governing the Roman numeral system we would convert 1499, 178 and 99 into Roman numerals as MCDXCIX, CLXXVIII and XCIX respectively which makes it almost impossible to add them together in some sort of a satisfactory mathematical manner.
Yet there is evidence to suggest that the Romans would have calculated the equivalent of these numbers in either of the following simple and straightforward formats:-
IMD+CLXXVIII= MDCLXXVII (1500-1)+(178) = (1677)
MDCLXXVII+IC = MDCCLXXVI (1677)+(100-1) = (1776)
Alternatively:-
MCCCCLXXXXVIIII+CLXXVIII = MDCLXXVII (1499)+(178) = (1677)
MDCLXXVII+LXXXXVIIII = MDCCLXXVI (1677)+(99) = (1776)
Remember: 5*I=V, 2*V=X, 5*X=L, 2*L=C, 5*C=D and 2*D=M
Roman numerals: M=1000, D=500, C=100, L=50, X=10, V=5 and I=1
The concept of Roman numerals had nothing to do with the Romans because this numeracy system was first conceived by the Etruscans who once ruled the Romans.
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Under the changed rules governing the Roman numeral system that were set out in the Middle Ages today we would convert the equivalent of 19, 49 and 199 into Roman numerals as XIX, XLIX, and CXCIX respectivelyhence inhibiting their ability towards conducive arithmetical interaction amongst themselves.
However, notwithstanding the aforementioned inasmuch that there is substancial historical evidenceto suggest that the ancient Romans would have added together the equivalent of 19, 49 and 199 in either of the following formats:-
IXX+IL = LXVIII => (20-1)+(50-1) = 68
LXVIII+ICC = CCLXVII => 68+(200-1) = 267
Alternatively:-
XVIIII+XXXXVIIII = LXVIII => 19+49 = 68
LXVIII+CLXXXXVIIII = CCLXVII => 68+199 = 267
Values: C=100, L=50, X=10, V=5 and I=1
Accrued values: 5*I=V, 2*V=X, 5*X=L and 2*L=C
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Presumably, in order to make Roman numerals more compatible with Hindu-Arabic numerals that were being introduced into Western Europe in the Middle Ages we now consider the equivalent of 999 expressed in Roman numerals as CMXCIX but back in the time of the ancient Roman Empire its equivalent was probably worked out on an abacus counting frame as DCCCCLXXXXVIIII and expressed in written format as IM thus facilitating the speed and ease of the required calculations as follows:-
MDCCLXXVI+IM = MMDCCLXXV => 1776+(1000-1) = 2775
MDCCLXXVI-IM = DCCLXXVII => 1776-(1000-1) = 777
Note that in mathematics -(1000-1) becomes -1000+1 and that if we were to use the longer version of 999 the results would be exactly the same in both calculations.
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