May 29, 2008 . Roman IIII. Some of you may have noticed that Rolex uses the figure "IIII" instead of the commonly used Roman numeral "IV". .

Dec 1, 2008 . I thought the same thing the first time i got a roman numeral watch, but if you look it up – it's supposed to be IIII for roman numeral 4, .

Numbers are written as Roman numerals in this way: I = 1. II = 2 .

Roman numerals traditionally indicate the order of rulers or ships who share the same . IX means to subtract I from X, leaving 9. Numbers in the teens, .

Roman numerals came originally from Etruscan numerals, but they changed the . At the top of this page, when using the convertor, I tell you to type a .

Apr 29, 2010 . Georgia wrote in to ask, “Why is it that some analog clocks with Roman numerals have '4′ as 'IV,' while others use 'IIII'? .

2 postsDate: 10/26/1999 at 08:51:49 From: Greg Brennan Subject: Roman Numerals I would like to know how to add and subtract Roman Numerals without converting them .

The system consistent with Roman numerals is information numeral system . A third document in the information same manuscript uses IIII, IV, web IX. .

The value "IIII" is sometimes used for "4". "IIII" is used mostly on faces of clocks and for other special uses. The standard Roman Numeral for "4" is IV. .

Jul 16, 2009 . proc roman:numeral {i} { set res "" foreach {value roman} { 1000 M 900 CM 500 D 400 CD 100 C 90 XC 50 L 40 XL 10 X 9 IX 5 V 4 IV 1 I} .

Roman numerals cannot be negative and there is no roman numeral zero. The calculator accepts non-standard roman numerals such as IM and IIII, .

You will sometimes find the first and second world wars referred to as World War I and World War II or even WWI and WWII. Roman numerals can be seen on .

Apr 7, 2011 . The number of characters in the Roman numerals for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 , . (i.e., I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, . .

Feb 23, 2006 . Clocks with roman numerals traditionally use "IIII" instead of "IV" . . I always wondered why Roman numerals on clocks are "upside down" at .

Roman Numerals like IV, IX, XIV, XIX, XL etc. did not yet exist at the time of the Roman Empire but were introduced later. The IV most likely not before the .

Apr 7, 2010 . Roman numerals only happen to look like Roman letters i, v, x, l, c, d, m because writers adapted them to look that way. .

Sep 1, 2010 . Converter between Roman numerals and Hindu-Arabic numerals. . this practice was often represented in print by j instead of i, .

Latin or Roman numerals use the following digits: I, V, X, L, C, . This results in : V - I, which is 4. The roman numeral V is equivalent to five. .

Feb 18, 2006 . Only powers of ten (X, I, C, M) can be repeated. No Roman Numeral must be repeated more than three times in a row. .

Dec 13, 2007 . how do i type roman numerals in publisher . Please can anybody give me the solution as to how i can insert Roman numerals in Publisher? .

Jan 1, 2011 . Roman numerals are usually written in upper-case letters (I, II, III, X, and XXV ). Occasionally Roman numerals are written using lower-case .

5 posts - 3 authors - Last post: Aug 5, 2009I think it's common knowledge that the Roman numeral for 4 is IV, but watches always seem to use IIII for 4. They don't use VIIII for 9, .

Like the majority of number systems in Antiquity, Roman numerals are written using the additive principle, where I = 1, II = 2, III = 3, IIII = 4, V = 5, (. .

Aug 16, 2006 . I've always been perplexed by roman numerals. . One modern use of Roman numerals that I think justified on purely practical grounds is the .

10 answers - Oct 5, 2007I noticed this on a clock at a shopping center in my neighborhood as . All of the explanations I've read are incorrect. . IIII is not roman .

Dec 31, 2010 . Continue to post your questions about Roman Numerals and I'll answer . Since March 2007 I've been helping people write Roman Numerals (on .

Dec 15, 2010 . Unfortunately, I have no use for that extra dressyness that roman numerals provide at this point in my life. A watch like this might get .

Jul 14, 2004 . The use of Roman numerals has been mathematically obsolete for more . The use of subtracted symbols was never mandatory, so IIII and IV .

There is one reason why IIII is preferable to IV, and it may have caused the . is the following: Imagine a watch face with roman numerals, and look at the .

To the History of Roman Numerals top. If you want to describe the history of these numerals, you must go far afield. I will restrict myself to three remarks .

Oct 30, 2008 . As a result, Roman numerals are still traditionally used on sundials. This particular one uses IV for 4, and not IIII as is often seen on .

roman numerals 4 is IIII as IV being almost upside-down could be confused with roman numerals 420 . How can can I type Roman Numerals, where ever, or when .

Learn how to translate roman numerals or use our convenient roman numerals chart to do . Roman Numeral Table. 1, I, 14, XIV, 27, XXVII, 150, CL .

The roman numeral for 4 was traditionally IIII and not IV because it is the . The Roman used the numeral IIII to represent 4 but later this notation was .

Clocks and watches with the Roman numerals on their faces use IIII for the number 4. Find out why clocks and watches with the Roman numerals on their faces .

Mar 29, 2007 . The roman numeral clock on the website shows the numeral “4″ as four straight lines ( IIII ) , instead of the correct roman numeral IV. .

Aug 15, 2000 . Guide to converting Roman numeral imprint dates. . These "tall" forms of the letter I usually indicate a doubling of the letter's .

1 answer - Mar 27, 2010Lately, I've been getting into fine timepieces. . The story I heard was .

Enter a whole number such as 2003, or a Roman numeral such as MMIII, then click Convert. The input must be in the range of 1 - 4999, or I to MMMMCMXCIX. .

Both IIII and IV stand for 4 in Roman numerals. . The Roman numerals IV .

Mar 1, 2011 . The style IV is relative modern form of the roman numeral for 4. IIII was used until 'modern times'. There are several sites that have .

In Roman numerals, I=1, V=5, X=10, L=50, C=100, D=500, M=1000. I=1, II=2, III=3, IV=4, V=5, VI=6, VII=7, VIII=8, IX=9, X=10, XI=11, XII=12, etc. .

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7 posts - 7 authors - Last post: Jun 27, 2009The notation of Roman numerals has varied through the centuries. Originally, it was common to use IIII to represent four, .

[edit] IIII and IV. The notation of Roman numerals has varied through the . .. In CIS countries, capital Roman numerals I, II and V still are sometimes .

Nov 22, 2002 . Why is the Roman Numeral IIII Used Instead of IV? It appears that no one really knows why is the roman numeral IIII is used instead of IV on .

Apr 29, 1999 . Someone proposed this question to me and I do not know the answer, so I was wondering if you could help. How, using Roman Numeral, .

I read Roman numerals most days without realising it, I have a clock which has Roman Numerals on it in my living room. so yeah, I know what one to twelve .

But neither really offers an adequate explanation of why the normal rules of Roman numerals have been broken. The practice of using IIII rather than IV on .

Oct 4, 2007 . Roman numerals are an ancient number system but still have uses in . However, in the modern representations IIII is not correct for four .

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