Roman numerals are some sort of tally. And whoever thought that 4 = IV has never looked at a clock with roman numerals. IIII
Roman numerals are some sort of tally. And whoever thought that 4 = IV has never looked at a clock with roman numerals. IIII
: Roman numerals are some sort of tally. And whoever thought that 4 = IV : has never looked at a clock with roman numerals. IIII
The Roman system is an interesting example of an astonishly bad notation that arguably held the culture back. No way to divide or multiply, for example. Or even a general method for adding and subtracting.
-- Andy Barss
Actually they did have a way to multiply. Google "Roman Numeral Multiplication" and you'll find a number of descriptions of it.
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