Bokons Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 I've been wondering why Roman numerals are not called Roman numbers. Does it make a difference? Colleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alana in Canada Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 That's actually a fairly deep question for this time of night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaid Dad Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Numeral refers to the written symbol; number is an expression of the concept of quantity. Roman or Arabic numerals are two sets of conventional symbols used to express numbers. The complicating factor is that number is sometimes used to refer to a symbolic representation as well. Clear as mud, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen in NS Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Numeral refers to the written symbol; number is an expression of the concept of quantity. Roman or Arabic numerals are two sets of conventional symbols used to express numbers. The complicating factor is that number is sometimes used to refer to a symbolic representation as well. Clear as mud, eh? Huh. You never know what you are going to learn by reading these boards! I never would have thought up this question. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alana in Canada Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Plaid Dad said: number is an expression of the concept of quantity That's what I meant about "deep." We looked at the Korean language very briefly when the children started Tae Kwon Do--apparently there are distinctions to be made in "quantity." They use two number systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bokons Posted February 16, 2008 Author Share Posted February 16, 2008 Numeral refers to the written symbol; number is an expression of the concept of quantity. Roman or Arabic numerals are two sets of conventional symbols used to express numbers. The complicating factor is that number is sometimes used to refer to a symbolic representation as well. Clear as mud, eh? I really like LCC, by the way, and am looking forward to LCC2. Colleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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