Questions relating to the use of numbers or numerals in Latin or Greek, both as words (unus, duo) and Roman numerals (I, II).
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What does the "Roman" numeral Ɔ represent?
It's conceivable that the numeral Ɔ and letters it combines with are a mediaeval conceit rather than truly Roman — hopefully this is still on topic. I'm trying to decipher the publication date of a book published in Antwerp which is written as
CIƆ.…
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What is the word for number "0"?
Unus, -a, -um means number "1". What is the word for number "0"?
https://www.translate.com/english-latin says it is nulla. Is it correct?
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Understanding "decimam decimae"
I'm struggling to see the logic behind the expression "decimam decimae". In the Vulgata, we read (Numbers 29: 11-13):
In calendis autem offeretis holocaustum Domino, vitulos de armento duos, arietem unum, agnos anniculos septem immaculatos, et tres…
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Conciseness of Roman Numerals
I noticed earlier that a roman numeral (8) is written as VIII. It appears that it is more concise (less characters) to write it as IIX (meaning 2 before 10 instead of 3 after 5). Could someone give me guidance as to why it is written in the former…
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Why does the tradition talk about four types of Latin numbers when there are more
In reviewing this question, a brief discussion arose in the comments about how many types of numbers Latin has. The suggestion was that the tradition states that there are four, and other types of number expressions are derived adjectives. (As an…
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Why is largest number in Roman Numerals not represented as "MMMIM"?
according to wikipedia, the largest number Roman Numeral system can represent is represented like following: (answer below has much bigger number represented)
MMMCMXCIX
why can't it be represented like following?
MMMIM
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How to write Fourteen in Roman numerals? (Unicode)
Preferably after ⅻⅰ/13? So it goes in "alphabetical" order.
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Why are 18 and 19 expressed differently from 11 - 17?
Why are 18 and 19 expressed as something less than 20, while 11 - 17 are expressed as something more than 10? Why are only 18 and 19 chosen to be expressed that way?
Are 8 and 9 expressed as something less than 10? If not, why not?
What does -de-…
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