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 XCIXDCLXXIX = 99,679.
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The One Super Bowl That Broke Tradition
The NFL has used Roman numerals for every Super Bowl since 1971 — except one. Super Bowl 50 in 2016 dropped the numerals because "Super Bowl L" looked awkward in marketing. A single letter doesn't have the same gravitas as a string of numerals. They went back to Roman numerals the very next year with Super Bowl LI.
Read more →The Printing Press Killed Roman Numerals
What finally ended Roman numerals in everyday use wasn't better math — it was Gutenberg. Typesetting Hindu-Arabic numerals was easier: ten compact characters vs. seven letters in elaborate combinations. Books, contracts, and ledgers all switched. By 1500, the debate was over.
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。