Metric
Robatoy wrote:
: Roman numerals are some sort of tally. And whoever thought that 4 = IV
: has never looked at a clock with roman numerals. IIII
The Roman system is an interesting example of an astonishly bad notation
that arguably held the culture back. No way to divide or multiply, for
example. Or even a general method for adding and subtracting.
-- Andy Barss
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