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minus-squarethagoat@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·4 hours agoI, for one, enjoy Roman numerals.
minus-squareDerpenheim@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 hours agoOh yeah big guy? How many letters you need to write 3999?
minus-squareIngeniousRocks (They/She) @lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·3 hours agoIsn’t it MMMIM? Only one extra character
minus-squareDerpenheim@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 hours agosubtraction rule only allows a smaller numeral to be placed before a larger one if it is one of the following combinations: IV, IX, XL, XC, CD, or CM. The numeral ‘i’ ((1)) can only be placed before a ‘V’ ((5)) or an ‘X’ ((10)).
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-23 hours agoI came up with MMMCMXCIX, but your one seems better.
minus-squareJankatarch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 hours agoI love doing 3999+1 in Roman numerals in my head without converting first.
minus-squareleftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·14 minutes agoMany machines on IX, new machines.
I, for one, enjoy Roman numerals.
one for one? what does that mean?
Oh yeah big guy? How many letters you need to write 3999?
Isn’t it MMMIM? Only one extra character
subtraction rule only allows a smaller numeral to be placed before a larger one if it is one of the following combinations: IV, IX, XL, XC, CD, or CM. The numeral ‘i’ ((1)) can only be placed before a ‘V’ ((5)) or an ‘X’ ((10)).
I came up with MMMCMXCIX, but your one seems better.
I love doing 3999+1 in Roman numerals in my head without converting first.
IX
Many machines on IX, new machines.
That’s easy: many.
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