@Trex202@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 3 months agoRoman numerals could be based on what your hand looks like when you count.message-square29arrow-up158file-text
arrow-up158message-squareRoman numerals could be based on what your hand looks like when you count.@Trex202@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 3 months agomessage-square29file-text
minus-square@GuyFawkes@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish15•3 months agoFewer axe marks. IIII = 4 IV = 3 IX = 3 VIIII = 6
minus-squareRhaedaslinkfedilink14•3 months agoSure, but OP is talking about fingers as representation, not markings. Your point is exactly why they did it in writing.
Fewer axe marks.
IIII = 4 IV = 3
IX = 3 VIIII = 6
Sure, but OP is talking about fingers as representation, not markings. Your point is exactly why they did it in writing.