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  2. Roman numerals - Wikipedia

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    The Roman numerals, in particular, are directly derived from the Etruscan number symbols: 𐌠 , 𐌡 , 𐌢 , 𐌣 , and 𐌟 for 1, 5, 10, 50, and 100 (they had more symbols for larger numbers, but it is unknown which symbol represents which number). As in the basic Roman system, the Etruscans wrote the symbols that added to the desired ...

  3. 14 (number) - Wikipedia

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    Greek numeral: ΙΔ´ Roman numeral: XIV, xiv: Greek prefix: tetrakaideca-Latin prefix: quattuordec-Binary: 1110 2: ... 14 is the number of elements in a regular ...

  4. Latin numerals - Wikipedia

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    The Latin numerals are the words used to denote numbers within the Latin language. They are essentially based on their Proto-Indo-European ancestors, and the Latin cardinal numbers are largely sustained in the Romance languages. In Antiquity and during the Middle Ages they were usually represented by Roman numerals in writing.

  5. List of numeral systems - Wikipedia

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    This is the minimum number of characters needed to encode a 32 bit number into 5 printable characters in a process similar to MIME-64 encoding, since 85 5 is only slightly bigger than 2 32. Such method is 6.7% more efficient than MIME-64 which encodes a 24 bit number into 4 printable characters. 89

  6. Timeline of numerals and arithmetic - Wikipedia

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    940 — Abu'l-Wafa al-Buzjani extracts roots using the Indian numeral system. 953 — The arithmetic of the Hindu–Arabic numeral system at first required the use of a dust board (a sort of handheld blackboard) because “the methods required moving the numbers around in the calculation and rubbing some out as the calculation proceeded.”

  7. Norteños - Wikipedia

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    Norteños use the number 14, which represents the fourteenth letter of the English alphabet, the letter N, in order to pay allegiance to Nuestra Familia. [10] [11] It is sometimes written in Roman numerals as XIV, or a hybrid of Roman and Arabic numerals, X4. Norteños use the color red to signify affiliation. [10]

  8. European numerals - Wikipedia

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    The term European numerals may refer to: The Sanskrit numeral system originated in India and is to this day used in Arabia and referred to as the Hindi numeral system in the Middle East, but called Arabic numerals in the Western world, arriving in Europe in the 11th century, it is the most commonly recognised numeral system in the world ...

  9. 14th century - Wikipedia

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    The 14th century lasted from 1 January 1301 (represented by the Roman numerals MCCCI) to 31 December 1400 (MCD). It is estimated that the century witnessed the death of more than 45 million lives from political and natural disasters in both Europe and the Mongol Empire. [1] [2] West Africa experienced economic growth and prosperity.