roman numeral

Refers to the ancient Roman way of writing numbers. Likely because of the elegant style, it is still usually recognized and understood by everyday people (at least from 1 to 10), as well as frequently used on clocks.

• 1 = I
• 2 = II
• 3 = III
• 4 = IV (one below 5)
• 5 = V
• 6 = VI (one above 5)
• 7 = VII (two above 5)
• 8 = VIII
• 9 = IX
• 10 = X (can be remembered by how 2 V's form an X; 5*2=10)
• 11 = XI
• 12 = XII

• 50 = L
• 100 = C
• 500 = D
• 1000 = M

See also

• dial

External links

• Wikipedia: Roman numerals