数字与罗马数字互相转换
Numbers above 3,999 use vinculum notation: a line above a numeral multiplies its value by 1,000.
So VCCCXXI = 5,321.
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Cornerstones and Permanence
Walk through any old city center and you'll find Roman numerals carved into stone: MCMXXIV on a courthouse, MDCCCLXXVI on a church. A cornerstone reading "1924" looks like a label. One reading MCMXXIV looks like a declaration. The angular shapes — all straight lines, no curves — are ideal for carving and engraving, weathering centuries of rain and wind.
Read more →Patterns in the Chart
Once you see the pattern, Roman numerals become predictable. Every decade repeats the same structure: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX — just with different base symbols. The 40s (XL, XLI, XLII...) work exactly like the 4s (IV), just one level up. The hundreds mirror the tens, which mirror the ones. It's turtles all the way down.
Read more →罗马数字从何而来?
人们认为罗马数字起源于手势和计数标记。笔画I代表一根手指,V代表拇指和手指之间表示五的间隔,X代表交叉的双手表示十。字母L、C、D和M来自希腊字母chi、theta和phi的变体,分别代表50、100、500和1,000。随着时间推移,这些标记演变成了今天人们所熟知的拉丁字母。罗马字母表中没有0,因为数字0的概念直到印度在大约公元600年 / 10600 HE发明之后才完全发展起来。