Re: [OT] Roman numeral arithmetic (was: Re: [lojban] (from lojban-beginners) pi'e)

2001-09-23 Thread From Net Link
On Sat, 22 Sep 2001 18:46:36 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> I would be fascinated to see some sort of evidence that addition and >>> subtraction is easier in Roman numerals than in Hindu-Arabic ("European") >>> numerals. >> >> I + I = II >> X + X = XX >> X + X + X = XXX >> C + X = CX >>

Re: [OT] Roman numeral arithmetic (was: Re: [lojban] (from lojban-beginners) pi'e)

2001-09-22 Thread James Kass
Doug Ewell wrote: > > >> I would be fascinated to see some sort of evidence that addition and > >> subtraction is easier in Roman numerals than in Hindu-Arabic ("European") > >> numerals. > > > > I + I = II > > X + X = XX > > X + X + X = XXX > > C + X = CX > > CX - X = C > > For these carefu

[OT] Roman numeral arithmetic (was: Re: [lojban] (from lojban-beginners) pi'e)

2001-09-22 Thread DougEwell2
In a message dated 2001-09-22 11:35:16 Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> I would be fascinated to see some sort of evidence that addition and >> subtraction is easier in Roman numerals than in Hindu-Arabic ("European") >> numerals. > > I + I = II > X + X = XX > X + X + X =

RE: [lojban] (from lojban-beginners) pi'e

2001-09-22 Thread Charlie Ruland
> > Businesses continued to use Roman numerals for several > centuries (because > > addition and subtraction is easier in Roman numerals, > > I would be fascinated to see some sort of evidence that addition and > subtraction is easier in Roman numerals than in Hindu-Arabic ("European") > numer

Re: [lojban] (from lojban-beginners) pi'e

2001-09-22 Thread DougEwell2
In a message dated 2001-09-22 0:02:39 Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Businesses continued to use Roman numerals for several centuries (because > addition and subtraction is easier in Roman numerals, I would be fascinated to see some sort of evidence that addition and subtra

RE: [lojban] (from lojban-beginners) pi'e

2001-09-22 Thread Carl W. Brown
Edward, Typewriters, computer keyboards, and school recitations still put 0 after 9 rather than before 1. Such is Human Stupidity. This is logical. Originally typewrites had no 1 or 0. You code use the letters l and O. They look the same so that is good enough until computers came along and a

RE: [lojban] (from lojban-beginners) pi'e

2001-09-22 Thread Edward Cherlin
We generally believe that the mathematicians led by Leonardo Fibonacci won out over the Old Guard in replacing Roman numerals with Hindu-Arabic numerals, but the victory was long drawn out, and is still incomplete. Businesses continued to use Roman numerals for several centuries (because add