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#1 2012-10-23 23:14:55
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Roman numerals
(I know this is a forum for math,but I saw a article about roman numeral so I am asking this) How do I express fraction in roman numeral?
#2 2012-10-23 23:18:27
- bobbym
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Re: Roman numerals
Hi;
They did not use Roman numerals when describing a fraction. They had a completely different notation for them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals
Please look near the bottom.
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#3 2012-10-24 00:06:28
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Re: Roman numerals
One last question,what will be the highest roman integer?
#4 2012-10-24 00:09:46
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Re: Roman numerals
Hi;
M is the highest, it stands for 1000.
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#5 2012-10-24 00:20:42
Re: Roman numerals
Hi bobbym;
Isn't there a systemof drawing a bar over a roman numeral to multiply it with Thousand?
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#6 2012-10-24 00:22:13
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Re: Roman numerals
No,I meant numeral(like LM,VI,MMI etc.)and i want the largest number with the bar over digits.
#7 2012-10-24 00:25:09
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Re: Roman numerals
Hi Agnishom;
Yes, but that was added in the middle ages. The original Roman numerals did not have it.
But since they are stilled called Roman numerals you have a point. What do you think the largest integer was then?
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#8 2012-10-24 00:29:11
Re: Roman numerals
Integers are infinite ...... They were, will be and ... are
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#9 2012-10-24 00:36:33
Re: Roman numerals
http://projecteuler.net/about=roman_numerals
Last edited by Agnishom (2012-10-24 00:37:22)
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#10 2012-10-24 00:44:22
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Re: Roman numerals
Hi;
Integers are infinite ...... They were, will be and ... are
Today they are but the ancient Romans might not have been aware of that. Their number system was clumsy, or at least what we know of it. I think the OP wants a single letter and M is the greatest of that. If we put an overbar on top we can now have a million.
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#11 2012-10-24 00:48:16
Re: Roman numerals
"OP" <===What does it mean?
Why weren't they aware of infinite integers?
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#12 2012-10-24 00:52:09
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Re: Roman numerals
OP means the original poster.
The Romans stole most of the Greeks culture and knowledge and brought it to Rome. Although they had it in their possession it seems they did not ever read it or try to build on it. They were exceedingly materialistic and had little inclination for abstract thought.
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#13 2012-10-24 02:23:37
Re: Roman numerals
Talking about Romans, it reminds me of Asterix
Have you ever read any of it?
#Sorry for unrelated thoughts
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#14 2012-10-24 02:44:39
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Re: Roman numerals
Hi Agnishom;
I have never read that one.
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#15 2012-10-24 05:01:03
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Re: Roman numerals
No,I meant numeral(like LM,VI,MMI etc.)and i want the largest number with the bar over digits.
That would be
=3999*1000=3999000.Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
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#16 2012-10-24 17:03:00
Re: Roman numerals
I have never read that one
Hmmm... Wikipedia tells that it is less popular in Japan and the United States
Why don't you give it a try?
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#17 2012-10-24 17:25:02
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Re: Roman numerals
Hi Agnishom;
The major reason is I do not have the time anymore for novels. I am always inside of some journal article.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#18 2012-10-24 17:51:44
Re: Roman numerals
Er.... it is actually a comics.
Are you an editor of journals? Or a reviewer, perhaps?
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#19 2012-10-24 17:55:05
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Re: Roman numerals
Heavens no! I am just a guy who reads them and submits in them.
No one would ever think of putting me in a position of authority or responsibility. Not knocking MIF but there were better candidates than I even for moderator and administrator.
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