Roman Numerals
Description
"Roman numerals, the numeric system used
in ancient Rome, employs combinations of letters from the Latin alphabet
to signify values. The numbers 1 to 10 can be expressed in Roman numerals
as follows:
I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X.
The Roman numeral system is a cousin of Etruscan numerals. Use of Roman
numerals continued after the decline of the Roman Empire. From the 14th
century on, Roman numerals began to be replaced in most contexts by more
convenient Hindu-Arabic numerals; however, this process was gradual, and
the use of Roman numerals in some minor applications continues to this
day."
See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals
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Notes
Smallest valid decimal number: 1
Largest valid decimal number: 49.999
The output appears in upper case characters. The NumericalChameleon has
implemented the substractive notation.
The input is more tolerant, though. You could enter "iiii" as Roman numeral
and click the "Switch source/target" button in order to see the
representation as "IV" as being correctly implemented by the substractive
notation. Alternatively you could also push he +1 button followed by the -1
button in order to achive the same effect.