as opposed to roman numerals
1Roman numerals — are a numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. The system used in classical antiquity was slightly modified in the Middle Ages to produce a system used today. It is based on certain letters which are given… …
2Roman numerals — used in ichthyology to indicate spines as opposed to soft rays in fish fins, and may also appear on older European literature as year of publication: I = 1, II = 2, III= 3, IV = 4, V = 5, VI = 6, VII = 7, VIII = 8, IX = 9, X =10, XI = 11, XII =… …
3Roman technology — is the engineering practice which supported Roman civilization and made the expansion of Roman commerce and Roman military possible over nearly a thousand years. The Roman Empire had the most advanced set of technology of their time, some of… …
4Roman Republic — See also: Roman Republic (18th century) and Roman Republic (19th century) Roman Republic Official name (as on coins): Roma after ca. 100 BC: Senatus PopulusQue Romanus ( The Senate and People of Rome ) …
5Egyptian numerals — The system of Ancient Egyptian numerals was a numeral system used in ancient Egypt aka Kemet. It was a decimal system, often rounded off to the higher power, written in hieroglyphs. The hieratic form of numerals stressed an exact finite series… …
6Religious symbolism in the United States military — Insignias (left to right) for Christian, Muslim and Jewish chaplains are shown on the uniforms of three U.S. Navy chaplains, 1998. (These were the only insignias in use at that time.) Religious symbolism in the United States military includes the …
7mathematics — /math euh mat iks/, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the systematic treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations between quantities expressed symbolically. 2. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) mathematical procedures,… …
8Palaeography — Palæography † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Palæography (palaia, ancient , graphe, writing ) The art of deciphering ancient writing in manuscripts or diplomas. It is distinguished from epigraphy, which provides rules for reading carved… …
9Organization of the Luftwaffe (1933–1945) — Luftwaffe …
10Abacus School — Abacus or abaco refers to calculations, especially the subject of direct calculations, using Hindu numerals without the help of the Abacus (a mathematic instrument) [Leonardo Fibonacci. “Fibonacci’s Liber Abaci: Leonardo Pisano’s Book of… …
