OK, how many of you knew it without looking it up? We don't use them very often except for dates used in the credits of movies and TV shows. OK, there is no reason to turn this into a long, drawn out blog posting so here is the answer. If you draw a line over a Roman numeral, it means to multiply it by one thousand. So if "M" is 1000 than an M with a line over it means to multiply it by 1000 which will give you one million. There, now you know, so have a great day, you hear?
Thursday, July 27, 2017
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Never knew that!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know about the line above the "M". I learn a lot of things researching for blog postings.
DeleteWhoever came up with the concept of zero in the number system did a good job!
ReplyDeleteThe only bad things about zero is when the temperature hits zero, you have zero money, or zero ideas for blogs (grin).
DeleteI can read roman numerals pretty well, but I never thought about 1Million! I learn something new every day!
ReplyDeleteIt is always good to learn new things every day. Keep it up.
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ReplyDeleteThanks Dizzy. I didn't know that. It is sure easier than writing all those zeroes.
ReplyDeleteYes, but it would be nice to get a check with that many zeroes wouldn't it?
DeleteI can usually read Roman Numerals but had no idea about one million. Thanks for the info, sure makes things easier that way. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that either but was curious about how high Roman Numerals went. That question came to me as I was trying to go to sleep the night before.
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