Roman Numerals- A beautiful way of numbers
The Romans were active in trade and commerce, and from the time of learning to write they needed a way to indicate numbers. The system they developed lasted many centuries, and still sees some specialized use today.
Roman numerals traditionally indicate the order of rulers or ships who share the same name (Tsar Nicolas II ).
Roman numerals traditionally indicate the order of rulers or ships who share the same name (Tsar Nicolas II ).
The numbers 1 to 10 are usually expressed in Roman numerals as follows:
- I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X.
Numbers are formed by combining symbols and adding the values, so II is two (two ones) and XIII is thirteen (a ten and three ones).
Romans Numerals are based on the following symbols:
1
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5
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10
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50
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100
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500
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1000
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I
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V
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X
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L
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C
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D
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M
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Forming Numbers - The Rules
When a symbol appears after a largersymbol it is added.
But if the symbol appears before a largersymbol it is subtracted.
Note:-
To Remember: After Larger is Added
Don't use the same symbol more than three times in a row (but in clocks 4 is sometimes used as IIII)
When a symbol appears after a largersymbol it is added.
But if the symbol appears before a largersymbol it is subtracted.
Don't use the same symbol more than three times in a row (but in clocks 4 is sometimes used as IIII)
Really Big Numbers
Numbers greater than 1,000 are formed by placing a dash over the symbol, meaning "times 1,000", but these are not commonly used:
5,000
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10,000
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50,000
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100,000
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500,000
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1,000,000
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V
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X
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L
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C
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D
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M
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